Mariano Dammacco and the rigour of Total Art in Franco Casavola's "Il Gobbo del Califfo"
Mariano Dammacco , il rigore dell’arte totale nel “Gobbo del Califfo” di Franco Casavola " articolo di Carlo Coppola su InCittà Giovinazzo diretto da Papas Antonio Calisi https://www.incittagiovinazzo.it/2026/05/21/mariano-dammacco-il-rigore-dellarte-totale-nel-gobbo-del-califfo-di-franco-casavola/ From Japigia Teatro to the Teatro Petruzzelli it is a mere seven minutes by car, 5.64 kilometres without traffic. Between the two lie thirty years of career and constant growth — a first and a second artistic youth. Just as the distance from the Premio Scenario to the Premio Ubu seems, in hindsight, a short step, so too, we trust, will come further recognition and accolades for his direction of opera. Mariano Dammacco is a director-demiurge : one of those — increasingly rare on the Italian artistic scene — capable of both hypnotising his audience and holding forth on a genuine directorial vision; capable of persuading and leading critics, actors, and collaborators away from their re...
