“Arrivo a Milano dell’Improvvisatore Cicconi”
On the occasion of his arrival in Milan, Cicconi’s highly debated tragedy, “Parisina,” is remembered.
Tag: Turin
“Of Medea: An Improvisated Tragedy, by Sgricci” (The Literary Gazette)
The correspondent praises the young Sgricci’s well-received improvisation of Medea in Turin.
“Polite Literature: Sgricci the Celebrated Improvisatore” (The Literary Gazette)
The author lists a number of Sgricci’s improvisations in Turin, noting that he is quick to choose setting and character. Sgricci has won great esteem and medals from many Italian cities.
F. M. M. [Francesco Moscati], “The Living Italian Corinna”
Moscati recounts the rise to fame of Rosa Taddei, under his own patronage. The article includes a detailed account of one of Taddei’s first performances, and gives the origin of Taddei’s stage name: Licori Partenopoea.
Pier Alessandro Paravia, “Carteggio”
The writer praises Rosa Taddei's imagination and art. During her second performance, however, she shows less strength since her genius seems to abandon her. When she muses about Piedmontese women, famous for their strength of the soul and body, she gains her own poetic power once more. Splendour of style and the beauty of the imagery gain their full expression. She is described as being virtuous, which increases her success.