Edipo Re di Sofocle
Concluded
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Gabriele Lavia returns to the Piccolo with a reading dedicated to the figure of Oedipus, a symbol for human intelligence that seeks to resolve all possible enigmas, driven by the desire for knowledge and truth, and willing to accept the weight, even when it can lead to ruin.
In the event of bad weather, the shows will be performed in the Teatro Grassi.
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Chiostro Nina Vinchi
Gabriele Lavia returns to the Piccolo Teatro with the reading of King Oedipus by Sophocles.
“Aristotle considered King Oedipus to be the “perfect expression of the brilliance of Greek tragedy”. The work is considered to be Sophocles’s masterpiece and a model for the mechanisms of Greek tragedy. A terrible pestilence caused by the rage of Apollo strikes the people of Thebes during Oedipus’s reign. The plague could be overcome with the discovery and punishment of the king’s assassin. The plot of the tragedy is the investigation that Oedipus himself carries out in order to find the mysterious assassin of King Laius, who governed the city of Thebes before the arrival of Oedipus. Until the assassin is found and banished from the city, Thebes will be infected by the plague. Oedipus immediately begins searching for the assassin without realising that he is looking for himself. He is the guilty party that needs to be banished. He is the plague infecting the city. Man is always the cause of mankind’s problems. The man who had saved the city by revealing the mystery of the “Sphinx” now discovered he is the cause of the problems of Thebes. He assassinated his father and married his mother. Jocasta hanged herself. Oedipus blinded himself. Oedipus’s cries of pain echo in the darkness of a blindness that seems to be the destiny of mankind. Mankind driven by the desire for knowledge, until it meets its end “and if there is an evil worse than all other evils, that was the fate of Oedipus””.
Gabriele Lavia
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes without interval
Gabriele Lavia returns to the Piccolo Teatro with the reading of King Oedipus by Sophocles.
“Aristotle considered King Oedipus to be the “perfect expression of the brilliance of Greek tragedy”. The work is considered to be Sophocles’s masterpiece and a model for the mechanisms of Greek tragedy. A terrible pestilence caused by the rage of Apollo strikes the people of Thebes during Oedipus’s reign. The plague could be overcome with the discovery and punishment of the king’s assassin. The plot of the tragedy is the investigation that Oedipus himself carries out in order to find the mysterious assassin of King Laius, who governed the city of Thebes before the arrival of Oedipus. Until the assassin is found and banished from the city, Thebes will be infected by the plague. Oedipus immediately begins searching for the assassin without realising that he is looking for himself. He is the guilty party that needs to be banished. He is the plague infecting the city. Man is always the cause of mankind’s problems. The man who had saved the city by revealing the mystery of the “Sphinx” now discovered he is the cause of the problems of Thebes. He assassinated his father and married his mother. Jocasta hanged herself. Oedipus blinded himself. Oedipus’s cries of pain echo in the darkness of a blindness that seems to be the destiny of mankind. Mankind driven by the desire for knowledge, until it meets its end “and if there is an evil worse than all other evils, that was the fate of Oedipus””.
Gabriele Lavia
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes without interval
Credits
Chiostro Nina Vinchi
from 17 to 19 June 2020, 9.30 p.m.
King Oedipus by Sophocles
translation Salvatore Quasimodo
with Gabriele Lavia
an Effimera srl production
In collaboration with Fondazione Cariplo
The shows form part of the "Aria di Cultura" programme organised by the Municipality of Milan
In the event of bad weather, performances will take place at the Teatro Grassi.
Assigned seats will be indicated on the seats in the auditorium.
TICKETS
Seats € 5 each
Tickets for the shows at the Chiostro can be purchased online by credit card from the website piccoloteatro.org or via the box office line service on +39 02.42.411.889, open from Monday to Saturday, 9.45 a.m. - 6.45 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For purchases by telephone a valid email address must be provided, to which the electronic ticket will be sent.
Subscription holders and spectators who already have vouchers can use them to purchase seats on vivaticket.it.
Tickets for the shows in other venues throughout the city can, as always, be purchased from the website piccoloteatro.org or via the box-office line.
All shows can be accessed by showing the ticket either printed or directly from a smartphone. In the event that tickets have been forgotten, spectators are advised that it will not be possible to print the ticket before entering.
The box offices will remain closed in order to encourage purchases online or via the box office line.
In the event of bad weather, the shows will be performed in the Teatro Grassi. Assigned seats will be indicated on the seats in the auditorium.
SAFETY MEASURES FOR ACCESS TO PERFORMANCES
• In order to prevent queues and crowding, we invite spectators to arrive at the venue no earlier than 30 minutes before the beginning of the performance.
• Spectators with a body temperature equal to or higher than 37.5°C will not be allowed access to the performance, and will have the right to a refund for their ticket.
The personnel at the entrance will have dedicated thermal scanners for measuring temperature.
• In order to access the performances it is obligatory for masks or other personal protective equipment (non-medical masks) to be worn, and hands must be sanitised with the dedicated dispensers. Spectators without masks can ask for one at the entrance.
• Spectators are invited to show their printed or digital ticket at the entrance.
In the event that tickets have been forgotten, spectators are advised that it will not be possible to print the ticket before entering on the evening of the performance.
• The places assigned guarantee physical distancing as provided for by health regulations. As a sign of respect for others, we kindly ask you to follow the indications provided by staff.
