The Innamorati (from the Italianinnamorato, lover, the one who is in love) are young lovers, characters of the Commedia dell'arte.
The characters are composed of generous portions of lust, romance, vanity, and poetry, and very little sense. The lovers come in obvious pairs who, through much trial and tribulation, are united at the end of the play.
In larger troupes there may be multiple pairs of lovers which must be untangled by the action of the plot. One device to make sure that nobody could miss who belonged with whom was to dress each pair of lovers in similar colors and/or to name them with masculine and feminine versions of the same name such as Flavio and Flavia or Ottavio and Ottavia.
The innamorati typically wore no masks and were dressed in the latest fashions unless the scenario forbade it. They were often called upon to sing, play an instrument, or recite poetry with some skill.
Comic effect could be achieved by the action of zanni or careful composition of the piece to portray a comically bad performance.
The effect is extremely engaging, because the furnishings of the space convey the impression of being in a house, not a gallery.
Innamorato does not simply want to “decorate”: with this explosion of colors he wants to communicate his sense of happiness and love of life.
Innamorato non vuole soltanto “decorare”: per mezzo di una tale esplosione di colori, mira a trasmetterci il suo senso di felicità e di amore per la vita.
Louis Innamorato, Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for the management and oversight of all fiscal matters and planned giving programs for NARSAD.
Innamorato is a certified public accountant with more than a decade of experience providing professional auditing, accounting and business advisory services.
Innamorato earned a B.S. in Accounting from The College of Business Administration at Saint John's University.
Feeds |
Contact