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Giorgio Strehler

Part of Directors in Perspective

Author: David Hirst, University of Birmingham

Date Published: December 2006
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521313032

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For at least the last half-century, Strehler has been an influential and integral part of European theatrical life; today he is most closely associated with the Teatro Piccolo in Milan, Italy's foremost repertory theatre. Outside Italy, Strehler is best known through his directorship of the Paris-based Théâtre de l'Europe, his opera productions, and the plays in the Piccolo repertoire which have toured widely. In this detailed study, David Hirst evaluates the particular qualities which typify Strehler's work: the lyrical realism which has become the hallmark of his mature style, the fusion of naturalism, epic theatre, commedia dell'arte and lyric opera, and the gift of interpretation and production. Hirst traces this unique style through Strehler's development from the foundation of the Piccolo to the present day and analyses his productions of Goldoni, Shakespeare, Brecht and Verdi among others.
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- Date Published: December 2006
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521313032
- length: 156 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 152 x 10 mm
- weight: 0.248kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
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1. Towards a theatre of humanity
2. Strehler's style: lyrical realism
3. Goldoni, genius at presenting life
4. Power games: Strehler and Shakespeare
5. Brecht stopped at Milan
6. Lyric opera
Chronology
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Index.
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David Hirst, University of Birmingham