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Et tu, Lorenzo?(on STAGE)(Brief Article)

American Theatre,  February, 2005  

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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Republicanism was in vogue in 1532 Florence when Alessandro de Medici was declared its head of state and perpetual gonfalonier. But while Florence's first duke won his subjects' affection, those in sympathy with the exiled opposition accused him of using his power to sexually exploit the citizenry.

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The anti-Medici faction sought to oust him. Enter Lorenzaccio de Medici, a distant cousin who had ingratiated himself in the royal court to win Alessandro's confidence. He is the bedeviled subject of Alfred de Musset's historical drama, Lorenzaccio, running (in John ...

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