The classic Neapolitan Christmas tradition show is directed and interpreted by Peppe Barra: La Cantata dei Pastori at the Politeama Theater!
If there is a theatrical show that could represent Christmas in Naples, one can not but think of La Cantata dei Pastori that this year will return to the scene to immerse the public in the true Neapolitan Christmas atmosphere.
From the 14 26 December 2017 the great Peppe Barra will lead to Politeama Theater of Naples its traditional and beloved Cantata dei Pastori, a classic that continues to amuse and excite the Neapolitan public.
The Cantata dei Pastori: or two thieves in Bethlehem, this is the complete title of the show by and with Peppe Barra, is a readjustment written in collaboration with Paolo Memoli, of the centuries-old religious theatrical text written at the end of '600 by Andrea Perrucci. After more than forty years, Peppe Barra will continue to interpret his own Cantata dei Pastori in the role of Razzullo, the scribe sent to Palestine for the census, a comic and irreverent character always hungry.
The Cantata dei Pastori, from the sacred tradition to the Neapolitan comedy
The Cantata dei Pastori It is one of the best known and represented works in Naples even today during the Christmas holidays, but its origins are centuries old. In fact, it is a work written in the 1698 by Andrea Perrucci, under the pseudonym of Ruggiero Casimiro Ugone, with the title The True Light in the Shadows, or the Enriched Cave for the Birth of the Human Word.
The work had a profound religious meaning because it narrated the long journey made by Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, often hindered by the Devils that impede the birth of Jesus in any way. At the end of the story the Devils are defeated by the Angels and can finally begin adoration by the shepherds towards the Child Jesus.
Some have been introduced over the years and centuries comic figures in the text, like that of Razzullo, write always hungry sent to Palestine for the census, and Sarchiapone, former crazy barber fleeing from two murders committed by him. These two characters, who have become real protagonists and narrators de The Cantata dei Pastori, are today considered two typical masks of the Neapolitan tradition.
Informazioni su The Cantata dei Pastori by Peppe Barra
When: from 14 to 16 December 2017; 20, 21, 23, 25 and 26 December 2017
Timetables: 21.00 hours; Wednesday 20 December at 18.00
Price tickets:
- Platea armchair: 30 euro
- Stage 1 level: 30 euro
- Stage 2 ° and 3 ° level: 20 euro
