If
"Pretty Woman" represents the most beautiful and charming prostitute of
the movies, "Irma la dolce" unquestionably is the most romantic and affectionate
"body seller" in the history of the theatre.
If a rich and unprincipled
business man falls in love with the first, the latter is loved by a young
and resourceful student.
If love turns an American
billionaire from a man who coldly dissolves companies into an entrepreneur,
a warm French student plays a rich English lord just to have his woman
all for himself.
Two women, then, who manage
to make their lovers forget their "profession".
Alexandre Breffort and Marguerite
Monnot's musical will be staged by the repertory company of Friuli-Venezia
Giulia.
The show that made its debut
last May at Trieste's Politeama Rossetti after being staged at the Manzoni's
theatre in Milan, will continue to be played in various theatres, among
whom Rome's Sistina, Naple's Diana, Turin's Alfieri and Genoa's Politeama.
The scantily dressed Irma
is Played by Daniela Giovannetti, while Nestore Cupidu, or the young lover,
is played by Fabio Camilli. The rich cast includes eleven singing and dancing
actors also presents Gian, the popular comedian who did a large number
of TV shows, and who plays the role of the conceited barman Bob. Like all
respectable musicals, the music by Germano Mazzocchetti is played live
by a five-element orchestra conducted by Pino Iodice.
It is certain that this
painstaking production of "Irma la dolce" will neither be as successful
as "Pretty Woman", nor will compete with the movie that Billy Wilder directed
with mithical actors Shirley McLaine and Jack Lemmon, but it will certainly
allow people to spend some time cheerfully.
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