Opera dei Pupi -Puppet Opera
It has been a great theatrical tradition in Sicily for decades, since the early 19th century. It was the theater and TV of the poor and illiterate, even if it wasn't difficult to find some of our intellectuals in the audience. The stories of the Chanson de Roland told the Sicilians about the deeds and fate of those heroes who fought "The Turks", bringing into the great cauldron of history even those who were not Turks at all. The death of the Ferocious Saladin (who was Kurdish) at the hands of Orlando was a riot of ovations and celebrations for the public, a bit like when Palermo scored while playing at home: Everything was recited strictly in dialect...
Opera dei Pupi -Puppet Opera
It has been a great theatrical tradition in Sicily for decades, since the early 19th century. It was the theater and TV of the poor and illiterate, even if it wasn't difficult to find some of our intellectuals in the audience. The stories of the Chanson de Roland told the Sicilians about the deeds and fate of those heroes who fought "The Turks", bringing into the great cauldron of history even those who were not Turks at all. The death of the Ferocious Saladin (who was Kurdish) at the hands of Orlando was a riot of ovations and celebrations for the public, a bit like when Palermo scored while playing at home: Everything was recited strictly in dialect...