Orlando Furioso

With an extraordinary cast predominantly female, Livermore transforms the magnificent octaves of Orlando Furioso into a breathtaking show, amplifying its poetry with the poignant repertoire performed live by the Renaissance Ensemble Chimera. Which poem, which play, which treatise begins with “Le donne”? Ludovico Ariosto could have opened his Orlando Furioso also writing “L’armi, le donne, i cavalier, gli amori”. But the privileged placement of “Le donne” is not a remembering homage to Stilnovo. It must be read as it is: women first. And not out of chivalry. Because Angelica, Alcina, Bradamante, Clorinda are the engines of all the actions of the “Furioso”. And because the first three stanzas of canto V are a formidable proto-denunciation against violence against women, first of all domestic violence. Dates: - Tuesday 12 January 8:30 PM - Wednesday 13 January 7:00 PM - Thursday 14 January 7:00 PM - Friday 15 January 8:30 PM - Saturday 16 January 8:30 PM - Sunday 17 January 4:30 PM