LB2-92PIX04 - Photographs of Maggio 'Licia la Schiava di Roma' performed by compagnia Gragnanella-Filicaia-Casatico at Gragnanella 2/8/1992

The Gragnanella-Filicaia-Casatico company, led by Piergiorgio Lenzi, draws its members from a number of small villages on the western bank of the Serchio River above Castelnuovo Garfagnana, including Gragnanella, the main performance venue for the annual series sponsored by the Centro Tradizioni Popolari della Provincia di Lucca. The leader of the company, Piergiorgio Lenzi, acts as prompt and also delivers a speech before most performances. The Maggio text performed on this occasion "Licia la schiava di Roma" (Licia the Roman Slave) was written by Giuliano Bertagni, and is one of a small number of currently performed Maggio texts with classical rather than chivalrous themes. Performers Licia - figlia del re di Tracia - Ivana Giannotti Marco - conte della Tracia - Giacomo Donati Brando - capitano dei Traci - Luigi Franchini Tiberio - imperatore di Roma - Rino Lenzi Valerio - nobile romano - Enrico Comparini Delia - nobile romano - Giuseppina Suffredini Rubio - console romano - Lorenzo Comparini Pietro - l'apostolo del Signore - Giuseppe d'Alberto Porfilio - capitano dei gladiatori romani - Leo Giannotti Guida e capomaggio - Piergiorgio Lenzi Violinista - Guido Bartolomei. Language as given: Italian