Anno XXII / n.s. 12 – 2025
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Teresa Franchini

Published 2025-12-24

Keywords

  • biography,
  • actors,
  • repertory,
  • performance

How to Cite

Liberto, A. (2025). Teresa Franchini. Drammaturgia, 22(12), 259–283. https://doi.org/10.36253/dramma-17011

Abstract

Actress and student of Luigi Rasi, she excelled in D’Annunzio’s tragic plays but was also appreciated for her comic performances. Active during the transition from ‘teatro d’attore’ to director-based theatre, she represented a central figure in many important theatrical events in the early 20th century. She also worked in cinema, as well as in television and radio. From 1935 onwards, she taught diction at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, beginning a teaching career that she would alternate with stage work until her death.