Text Available in Neapoletanian Dialect

and  in Russian

Poverty and Nobility (Miseria e Nobiltà) is the masterpiece of Eduardo Scarpetta, famous comic actor, who bought a theatre with the earnings of this play. Scarpetta was Eduardo de Filippo's father. This performance is in Russian and has been attended by more than 200.000 spectators.
In a movie version the leading role was  played by Totò.

opening night on March 1998

Poverty and Nobility

by Eduardo Scarpetta

Directed by

Paolo Emilio Landi

Set & Costumes

Santi Migneco

Music by

Igor Esipovich

Produced by

Omsk Drama Theatre

curiosity

All author's several children acted as Peppiniello, the young boy. All of them became famous italian actors.