Victor Hugo regista
Keywords:
Victor Hugo, regia, spettacolo parigino primottocentescoSynopsis
This volume focuses on Victor Hugo’s productions, analysing some of his most significant works: Hernani (Comédie-Française, 1830), Marion de Lorme (Porte-Saint-Martin, 1831), Lucrèce Borgia (Porte-Saint-Martin, 1833), Angelo, tyran de Padoue (Comédie-Française, 1835) and, in addition, Le roi s’amuse (Comédie-Française, 1832), although this production was staged by a stand-in and, perhaps not coincidentally, proved a resounding failure.
The premise is that all the characteristics that define modern theatre direction are clearly recognisable in these and several other Parisian performances of the Romantic era – not only by Hugo, but by various great French authors: a unified structure, the expressive power of every stage component and original conception.
Each chapter is devoted to one of the selected works, analysing all its theatrical components on the basis of a considerable body of sources. By cross-referencing such sources, it is possible to uncover what lies behind the theatrical signs – that is, the underlying meaning of the individual theatrical events under examination.
Chapters
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PrologoLa regia primottocentesca
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Capitolo I“Hernani” e il suo Doppio (1830)
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Capitolo II“Marion de Lorme” e il suo sottotesto (1831)
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Capitolo III“Le roi s’amuse”. Una messinscena fallimentare in assenza di Hugo (1832)
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Capitolo IV“Lucrèce Borgia”. Il grottesco in scena (1833)
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Capitolo V“Angelo, tyran de Padoue”. Un dramma per due primedonne (1835)
