Penza, 19 December 2011. PenzaNews. Penza Doctor Dapertutto Theater presented a new play called “Capriciosso” based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s work on Saturday, December 17.

According to the press service of the theater, capriccioso is a musical term meaning “capricious”. It is presented as a genre in this play. It is a story consisting of questions without answers, hints or reminiscences. And, though the plot involves elements of the mystery genre it is still the caprice of the authors of the play.

According to the theater, “this play will, for the first time, introduce the audience to a new character called Doctor Dapertutto. This name was adopted as a pseudonym by Vsevolod Meyerhold, and the Doctor Dapertutto Theater operates under the same aegis. A story of love, passion, betrayal and common sense so characteristic of Hoffmann is portrayed in this play”.