Cristina Cappelletti

Cristina Cappelletti is a Researcher in Italian Literature at the University of Bergamo's Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. She holds dual PhDs from the University of Verona (2007) and Catholic University of Milan (2017). Her academic appointments include previous teaching positions at Catholic University of Brescia, University of Verona, University of Milan, and IULM University.

Her research specializes in 18th-19th century Italian literature with focus areas in:

• Drama and fiction of the Enlightenment and Romantic periods
• Epistolary traditions and correspondence editing
• Critical reception of Torquato Tasso
• Intermedial adaptations of literary classics

Her recent publications demonstrate concentrated work on Torquato Tasso's legacy and 19th-century narrative forms, particularly examining operatic adaptations of literary works and Manzoni's historical fiction. Research consistently engages with manuscript studies, reception theory, and interdisciplinary approaches connecting literature with musical and visual media.

Dr. Cappelletti holds significant leadership roles in scholarly organizations including Presidency of Centro di Studi Tassiani and membership in CRES (University of Verona). She participates in international research projects such as the Pregoldonian Theater Archive collaboration with University of Santiago de Compostela.

She serves on editorial boards for academic journals Studi Tassiani, Epistolographia, and La parola del Testo, and contributes to the scholarly series 'Acta et Studia'.