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Eleonora Duse e Arrigo Boito

The Fondazione Giorgio Cini Institute of the eatre and Opera is playing a leading role in the celebrations to mark the centenary of the death of Arrigo Boito (1918-2018). The commemorations of the great Italian intellectual, writer and composer have already begun with the ongoing exhibition Eleonora Duse and Arrigo Boito. Installed in Eleonora Duse’s Room at the Fondazione Cini (23 November 2017- 20 December 2018), the exhibition consists of documents from the archives kept on San Giorgio. The itinerary of little-known Boito material includes the Duse-Boito correspondence, his annotated scripts of Shakespeare, translated and adapted for Duse, and materials related to the genesis of his operas, such as Nero and Mefistofele. In this way both the human and artistic aspects of the relationship between Boito and Duse are explored. Having met in 1884, they fell in love in 1887, thus marking the beginning of an intense, passionate love story documented by hundreds of letters. The love affair continued through ups and down until 1894, after which they remained lifelong friends. Boito remained an important presence in the great diva’s life even after his death, as is evidenced by the references to the writer in a large number of her autograph documents.

Dal ritratto all’icona. Il fascino di un’attrice attraverso la fotografia

Dal ritratto all’icona. Il fascino di un’attrice attraverso la fotografia
Edited by Marianna Zannoni
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 2016
To accompany the Duse exhibition entitled From portrait to icon. The charm of an actress in photography, curated by Marianna Zannoni (Fondazione Giorgio Cini, 18 March 2016 – 31 March 2017), the Institute of Theatre and Opera has published the first catalogue in a series on temporary exhibitions staged in Eleonora Duse’s Room. The exhibition is dedicated to the rich photographic collection resource for reconstructing the history of actor portraits at the turn of 19th and 20th centuries. Through the selection of private portraits and pictures of Duse posing in stage costumes, the exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to explore images that contributed to making her such a celebrity and have preserved her memory to the present day.
This series of exhibition catalogues follows on from a volume published in 2013 describing
Duse’s Room with its invaluable Archive, and the life and work of the great diva.

Luigi Squarzina Schoolar, Playwright and Stage Director

Proceedings from the International Conference

Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, 2013

In collaboration with the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, the Theatre Study Centre has published the proceedings from the conference entitled “Luigi Squarzina. Schoolar, playwright and stage director”, held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini from 4 to 6 October 2012. Published two years after his Death, this book is an opportunity to commemorate, analyse and reflect on Luigi Squarzina’s role in theatre and his writings.

The book brings together papers by Gerardo Guccini, Alessandro Tinterri, Mango, Elena Randi, Claudio Vicentini, Gregori, Maria Ida Biggi, Ginette Herry, Giacomo Pedini, Claudio Longhi, Anna Barsotti, Palazzo, Federica Mazzocchi, Isabella Innamorati, Katia Angioletti, Ilaria Gariboldi, Maurizio Giammusso, Franco Vazzoler, Paolo Bosisio, Roberto Alonge, Pier Mario Vescovo, Franco Perrelli, Paolo Puppa, Eugenio Buonaccorsi, Camilla Guaita, Roberto Cuppone, Leonardo Mello, Francesca Bisutti, Marianna Zannoni, Stefano Locatelli, Matteo Paoletti, Maricla Boggio, Masolino d’Amico, Giovani Agostinucci and Matteo d’Amico.

Accompanying the book is a DVD with a film of Paolo Puppa’s interview with Luca Ronconi, who recounts his experiences with Squarzina, plus video recordings of the afternoon sessions in the Palladian Refectory with Omero Antonutti, Maricla Boggio, Matteo d’Amico, Ivo Garrani, Paola Gassman, Franco Graziosi, Gabriele Lavia, Paola Mannoni, Ugo Pagliai, Carlo Quartucci, Giuliano Scabia, Tullio Solenghi, Lamberto Trezzini and Giancarlo Zanetti.