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''Donna Giovanna, the Trickster of Salerno'' (Italian: ''Donna Giovanna, l'ingannatrice di Salerno'') is a play written by the Italian poet, writer, dramatist, librettist and academic
The drama has been analyzed by the literary critic Francesco D’Episcopo from The University of Naples Federico II in the volume ''Menotti Lerro. Tra Drammaturgia e Narrativa'' (Genesi: 2019). In addition the play has been the subject of a degree dissertation by a student, Sara Cudia, from the University of Palermo. The same text became later the basis for a critical book about the innovative figure of a female and bisexual Don Juan with the title ''Donna Giovanna di Menotti Lerro. L'innovazione del mito'' (Zona:2020).
The Trickster of Salerno, Donna Giovanna, has been quickly perceived by critics as a brilliant character able to replace the outdated famous historical version that was, in fact, losing reasons to exist, due to profound changes occurring in our contemporary society's views of libertinism and seduction.
The new figure became popular after some fascinating representations: Florence (
*Donna Giovanna - protagonist (has married a noble man); bored with her husband and men in general, she starts to feel deep attraction to people of the same sex
*Dario - devoted servant of Donna Giovanna
*Don Ruggero - Donna Giovanna’s husband, often away for business reasons
*Concettina - devoted servant of Donna Giovanna; she will discover unsuspected homosexual feelings in herself
*Brunella - victim of Donna Giovanna, she will commit suicide, feeling ashamed to have been cheated and seduced
*Arturo - Brunella's husband, he will be manipulated by Donna Giovanna until he dies
*GB - a rich man
*Alice - hairdresser seduced by Donna Giovanna
*Carolina - hairdresser
*Spettro - ghost with triple identity: Arturo, Brunella, and Donna Giovanna's father
The play has been also published as a
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''Donna Giovanna, the Trickster of Salerno'' (Italian: ''Donna Giovanna, l'ingannatrice di Salerno'') is a play written by the Italian poet, writer, dramatist, librettist and academic Menotti Lerro
Menotti Augusto Serse Lerro (22 February 1980) is an Italian poet, writer, playwright, librettist and academic, born in Omignano, Salerno. His work explores matters of social alienation and existentialism, the physicality and vulnerability of the ...
. The original title was just ''Donna Giovanna'' first published on 2015, performed on 25 November 2017 at the Biblioteca Marucelliana
The Marucelliana Library or Biblioteca Marucelliana, is a public library, founded by the mid-18th century, and located on Via Camillo Cavour # 43, in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
The library was opened to the public on September 18 ...
of Florence. The play is considered an innovative feminine and bisexual version of the mythical figure of Don Juan, El Burlador de Sevilla.
Analysis and criticism
The drama has been analyzed by the literary critic Francesco D’Episcopo from The University of Naples Federico II in the volume ''Menotti Lerro. Tra Drammaturgia e Narrativa'' (Genesi: 2019). In addition the play has been the subject of a degree dissertation by a student, Sara Cudia, from the University of Palermo. The same text became later the basis for a critical book about the innovative figure of a female and bisexual Don Juan with the title ''Donna Giovanna di Menotti Lerro. L'innovazione del mito'' (Zona:2020).
The Trickster of Salerno, Donna Giovanna, has been quickly perceived by critics as a brilliant character able to replace the outdated famous historical version that was, in fact, losing reasons to exist, due to profound changes occurring in our contemporary society's views of libertinism and seduction.
The new figure became popular after some fascinating representations: Florence (Biblioteca Marucelliana
The Marucelliana Library or Biblioteca Marucelliana, is a public library, founded by the mid-18th century, and located on Via Camillo Cavour # 43, in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
The library was opened to the public on September 18 ...
) Milan (Teatro Fontana), Naples (Teatro Sancarluccio) Borgo San Lorenzo (Villa Pecori Giraldi) and Vallo della Lucania (Teatro Leo de Berardinis). Furthermore, artists have dedicated operas at the new female libertine.
Characters
*Donna Giovanna - protagonist (has married a noble man); bored with her husband and men in general, she starts to feel deep attraction to people of the same sex
*Dario - devoted servant of Donna Giovanna
*Don Ruggero - Donna Giovanna’s husband, often away for business reasons
*Concettina - devoted servant of Donna Giovanna; she will discover unsuspected homosexual feelings in herself
*Brunella - victim of Donna Giovanna, she will commit suicide, feeling ashamed to have been cheated and seduced
*Arturo - Brunella's husband, he will be manipulated by Donna Giovanna until he dies
*GB - a rich man
*Alice - hairdresser seduced by Donna Giovanna
*Carolina - hairdresser
*Spettro - ghost with triple identity: Arturo, Brunella, and Donna Giovanna's father
Opera libretto
The play has been also published as a libretto
A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...
for opera with the title ''Donna Giovanna, l'ingannatrice di Salerno'', with prefaces of Maurizio Cucchi and Enrico Renna.
On the 7th of May 2024, the singer Bernardo Lanzetti, ex frontman of Premiata Forneria Marconi, announced at the tgcom24 he is preparing a new work based on Donna Giovanna on music written by the same Lanzetti and Stefano Pantaleoni from the Parma Conservatory Arrigo Boito.
Presentations
The new character was also presented at theSevilla Public Library
The Seville Public Library (''Biblioteca Pública del Estado - Biblioteca Provincial Infanta Elena de Sevilla'') is a public library located in Seville, Spain.
The library was founded in 1959 and occupied two different buildings before moving to it ...
, the Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Collegio di Spagna, Instituto Cervantes of Naples, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Palazzo Sormani, Biblioteca Nazionale di Potenza.
Bibliography
*Francesco D'Episcopo, ''Menotti Lerro, tra drammaturgia e narrativa'' (Genesi: 2019). *Sara Cudia, ''Donna Giovanna, l'innovazione del mito,'' Thesis dissertation discussed at The University of Palermo on 2019. *Sara Cudia, ''Donna Giovanna, l'innovazione del mito'', (Zona: 2020). *Valentina Sentsova, in ''La solitudine dei miti'' (Genesi: 2021), pp. 41–170. Donna Giovanna translated in Russian language. *''Donna Giovanna, l'ingannatrice di Salerno'' (Zona:2016 - with parallel translations into English, Spanish and Romanian languages) - Prefaces by Francesco D'Episcopo and Maria Rita ParsiReferences
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2015 plays Plays set in Italy Works based on the Don Juan legend