{"id":3264,"date":"2015-10-05T19:31:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T17:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?p=3264"},"modified":"2022-10-27T14:39:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T12:39:18","slug":"puppet-opera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/puppet-opera\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opera dei Pupi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Opera dei Pupi (Puppet Theatre) is closely linked to other forms of expression such as those of the Cantastorie \u2013 storytellers<\/a> and the Cant\u00e0ri<\/strong> who spread the adventures of chivalry through the cuntu<\/em> (the tale). The adventures of these chivalric heroes are told in episodes.
\nWhereas the contastorie<\/strong> deals with epic themes through recitation, the Cant\u00e0ri<\/strong> narrates in song.<\/p>\n

The Opera dei Pupi is characterised by the transmission of a series of rather ancient codes of conduct that include a sense of honour, chivalry, the defence of justice and faith and the need to excel.<\/p>\n

Fundamental to the staging of the opera is the Puparo<\/strong>, who, using a particular timbre of voice, creates atmospheres that are suggestive and full of tension, which are characteristic of epic scenes. The puppeteer acts according to the plot, i.e. he performs an improvised recitation, following a trace of the plot.
\nIn the past, the performance ended with a farce: a puppet show in which the tones used by the characters were licentious and cheerful, as in the Sicilian fairytale tradition. On occasion, the puppeteers divulged content that the authorities did not like, using baccagghiu<\/em> (mouthwash), a slang familiar to the underworld.<\/p>\n

The Sicilian puppet originates from the classical European puppet but differs from the latter: the classical European puppet is moved by long strings of rope, while the Sicilian puppet is manoeuvred by means of two iron rods, one of which is attached to the hand and the other passes through the inside of the head. There are also four strings to allow the puppet to unsheathe his sword, move his left hand and raise the visor of his helmet.<\/p>\n

The puppets have finely chiselled wooden frames and are fitted with real metal armour whose plates are individually created and machined, then welded and finally adorned. The final stage of workmanship involves mounting the puppet, which is made up of nine parts, including hands, fists, legs, torso, etc.<\/p>\n

The puppets of the Palermo school <\/strong>are light and articulated, measuring approximately eighty centimetres in height and have an iron rod inside that passes through the torso and the head to support them.<\/p>\n

There is another iron rod in the right arm that allows movement and a wire that runs through the closed hand that enables the puppet to pull out and replace the sword.<\/p>\n

A wire connected to the left knee allows the puppet to genuflect, articulate steps and so on.<\/p>\n

The pupi of the Catania school<\/strong> have fixed limbs, are around one metre twenty to thirty centimetres tall and can weigh up to 16 kg. A main and a secondary iron rod enable the right arm with the sword to be moved.<\/p>\n

Catania puppeteers manoeuvre the scenes on boards called the “ponte di manovra”, which is positioned behind the backdrop.<\/p>\n

TEATRI DEI PUPI IN SICILIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Associazione Culturale e Teatrale “Carlo Magno” di E. Mancuso<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Collegio di Santa Maria, 17 \u2013 Palermo<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 091814 6971 \u2013 +39 03475792257<\/span><\/p>\n

Associazione “I Pupi di Nino Canino”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

presso Real Cantina Borbonica \u2013 Partinico<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. 334 1484944 email: <\/span>assopupicanino@libero.it<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Figli D\u2019Arte Cuticchio<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Bara All\u2019Olivella 95 \u2013 90133 Palermo<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 091323400 \u2013 Fax 091335922<\/span><\/p>\n

Museo Internazionale delle Marionette A. Pasqualin<\/span>o<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Butera 1 \u2013 90133 Palermo<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 091328060 \/ Fax 091328276<\/span><\/p>\n

Opera dei Pupi di Vincenzo Argento e figli<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 445 \u2013 Palermo<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 0916113680 \u2013 +39 03332935028<\/span><\/p>\n

Teatro Kemonia di Franco Cuticchio<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Dei Benedettini n 9 Palermo<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 3515490399<\/span><\/p>\n

Marionettistica Fratelli Napoli<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Reitano, 55 \u2013 95121 \u2013 Catania<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 095341052<\/span><\/p>\n

Opera dei pupi di Turi Grasso<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Nazionale per Catania, 195 \u2013 95024 Acireale (CT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 0957648035 \u2013 +39 3478061464 \u2013 +39 3291189522 \u2013 <\/span>info@operadeipupi.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Mostra Permanente dell\u2019Opera dei Pupi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Alessi, 5 \u2013 95024 Acireale (CT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 095 7685611<\/span><\/p>\n

Teatro Museo dei Pupi Siciliani<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Locali Pro-Loco Giarre, p.za Mons. Alessi, 8 \u2013 95014 \u2013 Giarre (CT)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 095 9704257 \u2013 fax 095 7798557<\/span><\/p>\n

Compagnia Marionette Don Ignazio Puglisi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via Catullo 2 \u2013 Sortino \u2013 Siracusa<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 0931956163<\/span><\/p>\n

Compagnia dei Pupari Vaccaro Mauceri<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ernesto Puzzo \u2013 Via Giudecca, 5 \u2013 Siracusa<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel\/fax +39 0931465540<\/span><\/p>\n

Opera dei Pupi di G. Canino<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Via S. Ippolito, 16\/c \u2013 91011 Alcamo (TP)<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel. +39 0924506354<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":40000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1921,1935,1936],"tags":[],"luogo":[1862,1859,1866,1890],"stagione":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Opera dei Pupi | Visit Sicily official page<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Opera dei Pupi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Opera dei Pupi | Visit Sicily official page\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Opera dei Pupi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/visitsicily.altrama.com\/en\/puppet-opera\/\" 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