Best Pupi
Orlando, the Italian name for Roland, is the primary Christian paladin featured in the Opera dei Pupi, a traditional Sicilian marionette theater. The narratives are derived from Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando Furioso and the broader Carolingian cycle. The performances typically depict the conf...
Rinaldo is a central character in the Opera dei Pupi, a traditional Sicilian marionette theater recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Originating from the Matter of France and popularized by Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem Orlando Furioso, he is depicted as a brave Carolingian paladin a...
Bradamante is a female warrior character from Ludovico Ariosto's 16th-century epic poem 'Orlando Furioso,' frequently featured in performances of Opera dei Pupi, the traditional Sicilian puppet theater. In the epic, Bradamante is a Christian knight who falls in love with the Saracen warrior Ruggiero...
Astolfo is a recurring character in the Opera dei pupi, a traditional Sicilian marionette theater tradition recognized by UNESCO. Originating from the Carolingian cycle and prominently featured in Ludovico Ariosto's 16th-century epic poem "Orlando Furioso," he is depicted as an English paladin. In t...
Gano di Maganza (or Gano di Magonza) represents the quintessential traitor in the Opera dei Pupi, a traditional Sicilian puppet theater featuring marionettes depicting Frankish knights and battles from medieval chansons de geste. Based on the historical bishop Turpin's chronicles and later medieval...
In the traditional Sicilian Opera dei Pupi marionette theater, Charlemagne is a central figure adapted from medieval French chansons de geste. Known as Carlo Magno, he is depicted as the emperor of the Franks who commands his loyal Christian paladins in military campaigns against the Saracens. The n...
Ruggiero is a central character in the Sicilian Opera dei Pupi tradition, a form of puppet theater recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. Based on Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem 'Orlando Furioso,' Ruggiero is portrayed as a Saracen knight who converts to Christianity and marries Bradama...
Angelica is a central character in the Opera dei Pupi, the traditional Sicilian marionette theater recognized by UNESCO. Originating from the epic poems *Orlando Innamorato* and *Orlando Furioso*, she is depicted as the princess of Cathay whose elopement causes the paladin Orlando to lose his sanity...
