Armando Pugliese (22 September 1947 – 18 June 2024) was an Italian stage director, playwright and actor.
Armando Pugliese | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 September 1947 Naples, Italy |
| Died | 18 June 2024 (aged 76) Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Stage director |
Life and career
editBorn in Naples, Pugliese was a pupil of Orazio Costa at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico,[1] from which he graduated in 1969;[2] the same year he made his professional debut serving as assistant director of Luca Ronconi and directing the Elvio Porta's play Barocco ineffabile con strumenti.[2] In the 1970s, he continued his collaboration with Ronconi, notably assisting him in the critically acclaimed L'Orlando Furioso,[1] and in 1974 he had his breakout with Masaniello, which he directed and co-wrote with Porta and which was a critical and commercial success, spanning numerous editions.[1][2][3]
Between 1981 and 1984 Pugliese served as artistic director of the stage company Cooperativa Teatro Sud, with whom he took part in the 1984 Venice Biennale Teatro.[3] After collaborating with various theaters and institutions such as Teatro Argentina and Teatro Stabile di Catania, in 1997 he started a long collaboration as artistic director with the "Compagnia delle Indie Occidentali" theater company.[3]
During his career Pugliese wrote and directed several plays for Lina Sastri, and his collaborations include Turi Ferro, Mario Scaccia, Enzo Moscato, Luca De Filippo, Pappi Corsicato.[2] As an actor, he appeared in character roles in films by Lina Wertmüller, Pasquale Festa Campanile and Vincenzo Salemme, among others.[4] He died in Naples on 18 June 2024, at the age of 76.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Capitta, Gianfranco (18 June 2024). "Addio a Armando Pugliese, il teatro in movimento". il manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Cappa, Felice; Gelli, Piero; Mattarozzi, Marco (1998). "Pugliese, Armando". Dizionario dello spettacolo del '900 (in Italian). Baldini & Castoldi. ISBN 978-88-8089-295-3.
- ^ a b c d "Armando Pugliese, è morto il geniale 'Masaniello' del palcoscenico: aveva 76 anni". Adnkronos. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Duello, Gennaro Marco (18 June 2024). "È morto Armando Pugliese, il regista di Masaniello aveva 76 anni". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
