"The Tempest" by Shakespeare in the Teatro outdoor Licinium Erba (Como) from 3 July to 1 August

"The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, the show that will light up the 2009 summer season of outdoor theater Licinium Erba (Como), will be staged every Friday and Saturday from July 3 to August 1 (in case of bad weather the show will be postponed to Sunday evening immediately following). On stage, directed by filmmaker Gianlorenzo Brambilla, a large cast of actors consists of many famous faces including Sergio Masieri, Monica Bonomi, Andrea Tibaldi, Antonio Grazioli, Marco Ballerini, Loris Fabiani, Sacha Oliviero, Sergio Scorzillo, Faracci Michele, Vincenzo La Room, Giorgia Mauri.

Officially start on July 3 the new summer season of outdoor theater Licinium of Grass, one of the most famous and popular open-air theaters of Northern Italy, which last year celebrated the 80th anniversary of its foundation. The magical atmosphere that characterize the natural setting of the theater will host this year's "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, among the last works made ​​by the great English playwright, in the translation of Professor. Dario Del Corno.

"The Tempest is a text as complex and mysterious that it requires a much needed depth and a good dose of humility - Gianlorenzo Brambilla says -. His fame has experienced memorable stagings of great film, performed by outstanding artists, so the project that we preparing to face will require a serious commitment and determined as all the achievements that have distinguished the productions of these years the Academy of Licini ".

"A perfect metaphor for what is around us, as individuals and collectively, - said the newly-elected President of the Academy of Licini Luisa De Rovida Sancits - This work seems to evoke in the title, more and better than others, the complexity and and drama of the events of our times. Prospero, the protagonist, gives us a clue where the central theme is the 'magic', the unreality, the 'fade' of human affairs, and of 'this great globe itself, yes. Everything will dissolve. Everything will vanish without a trace. We are made ​​of stuff of which dreams are made ​​'. But dreams have a very powerful force, extraordinary catalyst - continued Luisa Rovida - unable even to survive. Isabella Molteni, President of the Academy from 2000 to 2008, and its true, untiring 'soul', is no longer with us but left us his dreams, his hopes, his 'visions' for the future of Licinium. The whole 'team' has made ​​them its own and is more motivated than ever and determined to continue them. Even for you. "

Brambilla will use, even for this season, the collaboration of a large group of actors among which the names of some agents already known to the general public and especially to the loyal viewers of Licinium, like Sergio Masieri, Monica Bonomi, Andrea Tibaldi, Antonio Grazioli, Marco Ballerini, Loris Fabiani, Sacha Oliviero, Sergio Scorzillo, Faracci Michele, Vincenzo La Camera and Giorgia Mauri. A s tradition of Licinium, then, is a substantial team of amateur actors will play some roles' minor ', but no less important: a formula that has ensured, over the years, the success of Licinium, and that has made' Event Summer Grass a central moment in the cultural programming of Northern Italy.

The show will be staged with 9 replicas, every Friday and Saturday from 21.30, according to the following schedule: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, ​​24, 25, 31 July and 1 August. As always, in case of bad weather, shows will be postponed to Sunday evening immediately following.

The advance sale of tickets will be open from 30 June, at Grass ErbaLibri, Colombre Library, Library of Via Volta, or by phone at 333.9306089. The ticket price is 20 euro per ticket, 15 for concessions, while the entrance is free for children under 12 years.

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