Giorgio Strehler

By David L. Hirst

Book Overview

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 Th?'tre 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521307686
• ISBN13: 9780521307680
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"