First performance 16 April 1909 Composer Lorenzo Ferrero | Playwright Sem Benelli | |
Similar The Daughter of Iorio, Liolà, Aminta, Henry IV, The Mandrake | ||
The Jester's Supper (Italian:La cena delle beffe) is a historical play by the Italian writer Sem Benelli, which was first staged in 1909. In 1919 the play was put on in New York City. It portrays a violent and cruel rivalry in the Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
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Opera
The play was the basis for an opera La cena delle beffe composed by Umberto Giordano with a libretto written by Benelli himself. It premiered at La Scala on 20 December 1924.
Film
In 1942 the play was turned into a film The Jester's Supper directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Amedeo Nazzari and Osvaldo Valenti. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. The film was a popular success.
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The Jester's Supper (play) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA