On Wednesday 16 July, at 6 p.m., the new “Animated visits” by teatrOrtaet, staged in collaboration with the Municipality of Saccolongo within Reteventi 2013, will take place at the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Creola di Saccolongo.
After having dedicated themselves to the city’s great monuments, Alessandra Brocadello and Carlo Bertinelli seek to contribute to enhancing even the lesser-known jewels of the province of Padua, such as this delightful little church. Santa Maria del Carmine, also known as the Holy Trinity Church, was erected in the ancient rural village of Creola between the end of 1512 and the beginning of 1513 by Alvise Pisani, and houses the remains of infantry captain Benedetto Crivelli.
The commander went down in history for having received from Venice, as compensation for his betrayal of the King of France, the entire Creola landed estate (1512), a house near the Eremitani church in Padua and the title of Venetian patrician.
The events, which intersect with the history of Saccolongo, are introduced by two likable characters, the Cat of Padua and the Lion of St. Mark, who explain in a captivating and playful manner the events of this new travelling show centred on the wars of the Serenissima, recounted by Ruzante (who frequented the Villa Pisani in the vicinity).
The story ends with the unhappy end of the Milanese condottiere: stricken with illness, his title was revoked and he was awarded a pension of 100 ducats per month. On his deathbed, he appointed the Venetian nobleman Alvise Pisani as testamentary heir, who commissioned a sarcophagus in white Carrara marble. The most valuable part of the monument is the cover where the figure of Crivelli lies, dressed in battle armour and holding a sword at his left side.
FREE ADMISSION. Animated visits are reserved for a maximum of 50 spectators per visit and reservation is compulsory.
Reservations and information:
teatrOrtaet cultural association
e-mail: prenotazioni@teatrortaet.it
cell: +39 324 6286197
