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The Teatro Colosseo welcomes Vinicio Capossela with his new ballad opera for voices and music, freely drawn from the life of Renato Striglia, Capossela's longtime friend, manager, and inspiration, and from the works of Dylan Thomas. At the center is a man lying in an empty bathtub, simultaneously Striglia, Captain Cat, and the Welsh poet himself, surrounded by the ghosts of a seaside village. Fifteen previously unreleased songs, written by Capossela, give voice to characters, obsessions, and memories that surface like radio waves, in a show that captures the blindness of radio and transforms it into a theatrical experience: long moments of darkness in the theater, voices emerging from the darkness, sounds that guide the imagination more than images. On stage with Capossela is Pierpaolo Capovilla: their shared presence also makes this work a tale of old-fashioned male friendship, steeped in rock 'n' roll, an epic of failure, and the spirit of mutiny.

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Pierpaolo Capovilla

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22 - 23 Nov, 2026

Vinicio Capossela · Teatro Colosseo

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