Before spaghetti, Italy gave us Commedia dell'arte : vimarsa

I was watching “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini the other day and I was amused that in spite of the somber spirit of tragic opera, the famous composer was able to insert 3 stock figures straight from Italian Commedia dell’arte named Ping, Pang and Pong in a drama set in ancient…

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