WorksheetsCommedia Dell'arte
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 3mins
What are the three main stock characters in Commedia Dell'arte?
Innamorati, Zanni, Vecchi
Figaro, Rosina, Almaviva
What is special about the Zanni character?
Always funny
Great at cutting hair
Smarter than everyone else
Helps the Count
Who are the Innamorati?
The Crowd
The opposition
The pair of Lovers
The helper
In Barber of Seville, who plays the Vecchi?
Don Basilio
Dr Bartolo
Almaviva
Fiorello
What is another name for Vecchi?
Innamorati
Pantalone
Pulcinella
What are two variations of Zanni character?
Pantalone
Pulcinella
Vecchi
Brighella
Commedia Dell'arte usually combines which three aspects
Exaggerated Pantomime, Stage fights, Acrobatic feats
Stage fights, Exaggerated pantomime, Gore
Loud jokes, Sacrifices, Technical difficulties
One outs, Mocking, Stage scraps
Describe Commedia dialogue
Improvised
Rehearsed
Prewritten
Revised
Facchini in english is known as...
The Handymen
The Barbers
The Servants
The Lovers
