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Even though Lorca never referred to it as such, it is considered to be part of a ‘Rural Trilogy’ preceded by 'Yerma' (1934) and 'Blood Wedding' (1932). Utilizing an all-female cast, The House of Bernarda Alba is a tragic drama set in Spain centered on the family and legacy of Bernarda Alba and her five daughters -- Angustias, Magdalena, Amelia, Martirio, and Adela, in descending order of age. In The House of Bernarda Alba, one could make an argument for a any of several of tragic forces. La casa di Bernarda Alba (Spagnolo: La casa de Bernarda Alba) è un gioco dalla spagnola drammaturgo Federico García Lorca.I commentatori hanno spesso raggruppati con Nozze di sangue e Yerma come una "trilogia rurale". in spite of her apparent dementia, her words are often with truth. Maria Josefa– Bernarda’s Mother spends the majority of her time locked up by Bernarda. María Josefa The House of Bernarda Alba. Sommer's World Literature to go 25,332 views. she appears senile and long to leave the house to be married and bear children. SHARE.

Bernarda Alba, (60 ans) Framboise SIROT: Maria Josefa, mère de Bernarda (80 ans) Monique BERTOLISSIO: Angustias (39 ans) Marie-Claude GUERREE: Magdalena (30 ans) Nicole BLOT: Amelia (27 ans) Françoise PROSZOWSKI: Martirio (24 ans) Laure BRANDT: Adela (20 ans) Jean-Marie GLENISSON: Poncia, la servante Adela is, like all her sisters, at the mercy of her sexual passions, consumed by them. Ultimately, however, her desire for a child and for a caring, loving, motherly relationship with it reveals what is tragically missing from the House of Bernarda Alba. Bernarda, Face of a leopard. Lorca. With Deborah Findlay, Suzanna Hamilton, Gillian Hanna, Patricia Hayes. Key Information.

The scene is left in almost darkness. Maria Josefa, Bernarda’s mother, is kept locked up and out of sight of the neighbors. Maria Josefa is singing a song about an Ovejita, which she thinks is her baby.

A domineering, reclusive and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. The House of Bernarda Alba is the third show for which he’s done light design: He designed light for The Broken two years ago and Mrs. Packard last year. Bernarda’s Daughters. Graduación … 'The House of Bernarda Alba' (1936) was the last play written by Lorca before the Falangists murdered him only two months after he had completed the work.

Maid: The underling of Poncia. Bernarda, five daughters –Angustias, Magdalena, Amelia, Martirio and Adela–, her deranged mother (María Josefa), and two servants, La Poncia and the other called simply Criada (i. e. Maid). He also designed sound for last year’s Enchanted April. (They exit. Directed by Stuart Burge, Núria Espert. New Characters Poncia: The personal servant of Bernarda Alba. See more characters from Frederico Garcia Lorca. Magdalena, Face of a hyena.