by Serena Perfetto

The cruelty of war as well as the loss of innocence; the love of a mother for her daughter and the vain attempt to find safety: these elements take life in one of the most important Alberto Moravia's novel, La Ciociara, as well in one of the most iconic Italian movies thanks to the role played by Sophia Loren as Cesira.

Now, the 1958 novel takes a new form by becoming a piece for theatre at the San Francisco Opera, with the performance called Two Women (La Ciociara). As explained by composer Marco Tutino during the press conference, while Moravia's book represents the Neorealism style where passion is sometimes hard to be found, changes to the story were needed in order to make it feasible for the opera.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano