Rugantino
Rugantino is a musical comedy by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini, which debuted at the Teatro Sistina in Rome, Italy, on 15 December 1962. Music was written by Armando Trovaioli.
It is a comedy set in the papal Rome of the 19th century. Actors who played in the first edition included Nino Manfredi (Rugantino), Aldo Fabrizi (as Mastro Titta, a historical executioner), Lea Massari (Rosetta, later replaced by Ornella Vanoni) and Bice Valori (Eusebia). In the second Italian edition Rugantino was played by Enrico Montesano, and Rosetta by Alida Chelli.
The comedy was also performed in Toronto and New York City (opening at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in February 1964), in an English version translated by Alfred Drake with lyric translation by Edward Eager.[1] The New York Times reported the show’s losses as $300,000.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Theater: 'Rugantino' Is Transplanted From Rome; An Italian Musical With English Titles Opens". The New York Times. 1964-02-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ Calta, Louis. “10 Hits Help Broadway Rebound from Losses of 1962-63 Season.” New York Times, 29 June 1964, 1.
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