On his regular attendance at Monreale’s puppet theater in his youth and the cycles performed:
On the traditional public’s preference for certain characters, including Rinaldo’s adopted son Morbello (Malaguerra), a character invited by Giusto Lo Dico:
On his favorite character (Marfisa):
On additional female characters and women among the public:
On the death of Ruggiero and, subsequently, Bradamante:
On the sources of his knowledge of chivalric episodes (puppet theater and Giusto Lo Dico) and, briefly, the state of puppet theater in Monreale in the 1950s:
On the traditional public’s knowledge of the stories (via puppet theater, Giusto Lo Dico, and public recitations/readings):
On storytellers and cantastorie:
On some differences between past and present:
On the Angelica puppet:
This interview took place at the Teatro Drammatico di Onofrio Sanicola in Monreale, August 2002.
Enzo Rossi at his souvenir stand in Monreale (2002):
Omaggio al Monrealese Enzo Rossi
For more on the late puparo and costruttore di pupi Enzo Rossi, see the following by his son, Benedetto Rossi:
“I pupi raccontano: il mio ‘elogio della memoria’ al puparo Enzo Rossi”
“I pupi di Enzo Rossi nella collezione Pandolfo al Teatro Lelio di Palermo”
Elogio della memoria: Omaggio a Enzo Rossi, puparo di Monreale
The following DVD
is also available for on-line viewing:
Additional news:
“La memoria del puparo Enzo Rossi: un incontro e uno spettacolo dell’opera dei pupi”
“La memoria di Enzo Rossi, un artista dei pupi”