Emma Dante

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Emma Dante
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Dante at the 70th Venice Film Festival (2013)
Born (1967-04-06) 6 April 1967 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Playwright ·theatre director ·actress ·filmmaker
Years active1990present

Emma Dante (born 6 April 1967) is an Italian playwright, theatre director and stage actress. She wrote, directed and starred in the 2013 film A Street in Palermo . [1] She later directed numerous operas, including Richard Strauss' Feuersnot [2] and Hans Werner Henze's Gisela! in Palermo, and Carmen at the Teatro alla Scala. [3] In 2020 she co-wrote and directed The Macaluso Sisters , based on her own acclaimed play. [4]

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References

  1. Weissberg, Jay (29 August 2013). "Venice Film Review: 'A Street in Palermo'". Variety . Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. Badelst, Udo (28 January 2014). "Liebesgrüße aus Sizilien". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. "Emma Dante". Operabase . 2018-05-12. Archived from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  4. "Le sorelle Macaluso di Emma Dante: tre generazioni di donne a Venezia". La Repubblica (in Italian). 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.