Rome, controversy to no end over stage on Palatine Hill

The controversy over the stage set up in the Vigna Barberini on the Palatine Hill seems unwilling to stop: the Domus Aurea, as the structure has been renamed, borrowing its name from Nero’s famous villa, will host the show Divo Nerone - Opera Rock (debuting June 1 and running until September 10) but has been deemed impactful and inappropriate by many insiders.

In Corriere della Sera, Edoardo Sassi expressly speaks of “vulgarity” with the aggravating circumstance of institutional endorsement. In an interview with Repubblica, Andrea Carandini, while declaring himself in favor of “enhancement, even in creative ways,” calls the operation an “obrobrio” and speaks of a musical that “makes no sense in that place,” proposing instead to “fulfill the fundamental function of storytelling.” Also opposed is Adriano La Regina, who was superintendent of antiquities in Rome between 1976 and 2004, and who toldL’Osservatore Romano that “there are more effective and less harmful, intrusive and vulgar tools for the ideal reconstruction of an ancient monument.” Opposition also reiterated by Filippo Coarelli, who again in Repubblica speaks of “a havoc” allowed “by the very people who should defend those places.” Among the voices in favor, on the other hand, is Artribune, which downplays: while admitting that “the structure is honestly mammoth,” Helga Marsala prefers to focus on the heritage support funds that the state will collect from the event.

In short: we are ten days away from the start of the event, but you can bet that the controversy will continue for a long time to come.

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Rome, controversy to no end over stage on Palatine Hill

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