satire against the newly formed Kingdom. Examples are the songs Palummella zompa e vola, a nostalgic song for the lost freedom of the southern kingdom...

appreciated for her performances in Miseria e nobiltà by Mario Scarpetta and in Palummella zompa e vola by Antonio Petito. Fierro had a significant career...

cinema to pay for theatre restoration. One of the shows, Palummella zompa e vola (Palummella Leaps and Flies) was an Antonio Petito farce, with De Filippo...