Taking the Saga of a Criminal Gang From Page to Screen to Opera Stage
Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
Mon, 19 October 2026peak 2 reports on Mon, 19 October 2026Fri, 30 October 2026
What it is about
Nicola PiovaniGiancarlo De CataldoRomanzo criminaleDe CataldoTeatro del MaggioPiovani sul podioItalians
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
La Repubblica (Italy)
ANSA (Italy)
NYT World
19 Oct, 04:00over 11 days30 Oct, 09:02
How it spread - 3 original reports
Mon, 19 October 2026
2 reports- La Repubblica (Italy)04:00first to report
“Writing for the cinema is a habit I can’t kick,” says composer Nicola Piovani. For now, though, he is turning Romanzo criminale into an opera, with a libretto by Giancarlo De Cataldo. “Opera plots are often confusing. Not this time.”
- ANSA (Italy)12:22
Prima assoluta al Teatro del Maggio il 23 ottobre, Piovani sul podio, regia di Popolizio
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- NYT World09:02
Italians can’t get enough of “Romanzo Criminale,” a best-selling novel that has been made into a hit film, a bigger hit TV show and now, an opera.