Il Gattopardo. Una storia incredibile

Francesco Piccolo, a Strega Prize-winning novelist and acclaimed screenwriter,

stages a theatrical production dedicated to one of the most

discussed and beloved masterpieces of Italian literature: The Leopard by Giuseppe

Tomasi di Lampedusa. Through an intense and engaging narrative,

Piccolo retraces the extraordinary and troubled editorial history of the

novel, published posthumously only thanks to the intuition of Giangiacomo

Feltrinelli.

Debuting at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, the production is a journey through

rejected manuscripts, ideological criticisms, missed insights, and decisive editorial

choices that transformed The Leopard into an immortal

classic, also consecrated by Luchino Visconti's film. Locations

Theatres

In 2025, the seventieth anniversary of Feltrinelli's founding, this

theatrical reading is both a celebration and a reflection: a story of sliding

doors and talent, told with the irony and intelligence that

distinguish Piccolo's writing. An unmissable event

for lovers of books, Italian cultural history, and spoken theater.