Description |
The Gragnanella-Filicaia-Casatico company, led by Piergiorgio Lenzi, draws its members from a number of small villages on the western bank of the Serchio River above Castelnuovo Garfagnana, including Gragnanella, the main performance venue for the annual series sponsored by the Centro Tradizioni Popolari della Provincia di Lucca. The leader of the company, Piergiorgio Lenzi, acts as prompt and also delivers a speech before most performances. The Maggio text performed on this occasion "Licia la schiava di Roma" (Licia the Roman Slave) was written by Giuliano Bertagni, and is one of a small number of currently performed Maggio texts with classical rather than chivalrous themes.
Performers
Licia - figlia del re di Tracia - Ivana Giannotti
Marco - conte della Tracia - Giacomo Donati
Brando - capitano dei Traci - Luigi Franchini
Tiberio - imperatore di Roma - Rino Lenzi
Valerio - nobile romano - Enrico Comparini
Delia - nobile romano - Giuseppina Suffredini
Rubio - console romano - Lorenzo Comparini
Pietro - l'apostolo del Signore - Giuseppe d'Alberto
Porfilio - capitano dei gladiatori romani - Leo Giannotti
Guida e capomaggio - Piergiorgio Lenzi
Violinista - Guido Bartolomei |