Il mondo alla roversa, ovvero
il potere delle donne nella Russia
di Elisabetta Petrovna e Caterina II
The World Turned Topsy-Turvy,
or the Power of Women in Russia
under Elizabeth Petrovna
and Catherine II
Author(s): Tatiana KorneevaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Carlo Goldoni; Giovanni Battista Locatelli; musical drama; female rule; cultural transfer
Summary/Abstract: The essay focuses on Carlo Goldoni’s musical drama Il mondo alla roversa put on stage in 1759 in Moscow by the company of Giovanni Battista Locatelli. In particular, it investigates the reasons why the impresario adapted this satirical and misogynist comic opera in his repertoire and the transformations that the libretto underwent to fit into the socio-political context governed by women rulers.
Journal: Italica Wratislaviensia
- Issue Year: 10/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 147-160
- Page Count: 14
- Language: Italian