Conforto
Conforto may refer to: *Giovanni Giacomo Di Conforto (1569–1630), Italian architect and engineer *Giovanni Luca Conforti or Conforto (1560–1608), Italian composer and prominent falsetto singer *Nicola Conforto (1718–1793), Italian composer * Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto (born 1963), American Olympic medalist in synchronized swimming *Michael Conforto (born 1993), American professional baseball player See also * Conforte *Conforti {{surname, Conforti *Comfort Comfort (or being comfortable'')'' is a sense of physical or psychological ease, often characterized as a lack of hardship. Persons who are lacking in comfort are uncomfortable, or experiencing discomfort. A degree of psychological comfort c ...

Michael Conforto
Michael Thomas Conforto (born March 1, 1993), nicknamed "Scooter", is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. After he played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers, the Mets selected him in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft with the 10th overall pick. He made his MLB debut in 2015. He was an All-Star in 2017, and All-MLB Second Team in 2020. High school Conforto represented the Northwest Region in the Little League World Series in 2004. He attended Redmond High School in Redmond, Washington, where he was an honor roll student. He played shortstop on the baseball team, and quarterback and safety on the football team. In football, he was named second-team All-State. As a football player, Conforto was recruited by Ivy League schools. In baseball, he batted .310 as a sophomore, .361 as a junior (when he was All-State), and .400 as a senior (when he was named All-State and Al ...
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Giovanni Luca Conforti
Giovanni Luca Conforti (1560 – May 11, 1608) was an Italian composer and prominent falsetto singerNutter, David. "Conforti, Giovanni Luca." ''Grove Music Online''. ed. L. Macy. (accessed 24 November 2008). who wrote an exercise book about Baroque embellishments, ''Breve et facile maniera d'essercitarsi ad ogni scolaro'' or ''Brief and easy manner of exercising for every student'',Conforto, Giovanni Luca. ''Breve et facile maniera d'essercitarsi ad ogni scolaro''. NY: Broude Bros., 1978 still in use today. Biography Conforti, also spelled Conforto, was born in Mileto, Calabria, around 1560. He sang in the Papal chapel from 1580 to October 31, 1585. He and several of his colleagues were expelled for joining the Congregazione dei Musici di Roma, membership of which was forbidden to papal singers, though he was later allowed to rejoin. In 1586, he was reportedly serving the Duke of Sessa when Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga and protonotary Camillo Capilupi recommended him for service at ...
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Nicola Conforto
Nicola Conforto (25 September 1718 – 17 March 1793) was an Italian composer. He studied music in his hometown at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto (Music conservatories of Naples), under the tutorship of Giovanni Fischetti and Francesco Mancini . After receiving his training, he made his debut during the carnival of 1746 in Naples as an opera composer with ''La finta vedova (The false widow)''. In the following years he staged his other works both in Naples and in Rome; the fame he achieved thanks to these successes meant that in 1750 he received the commission from the Teatro San Carlo for his first opera seria, ''Antigonus'' . In 1749 he married the singer Zefferina Anselmi, with whom he had three children. In 1751 he wrote the cantata ''Gli orti esperidi'' (''The Hesperides gardens)'' in honor of the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, to celebrate the name day of the Spanish king Ferdinand VI on 30 May 1752 he presented the drama ''Siroe,'' and on 23 September 1 ...
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Tracie Ruiz
Tracie Lehuanani Ruiz-Conforto (born February 4, 1963) is a three-time Olympic medalist from the United States in synchronised swimming. Career Tracie excelled in both the solo and duet routines, winning a total of 41 gold medals during her career at national and international level. In the women's solo event, Ruiz achieved consecutive victories at the 1983 and 1987 Pan American Games, and she was the inaugural champion at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She narrowly missed out on a further gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics, settling for silver after having been beaten by her Canadian rival, Carolyn Waldo. Her domination of the event at the national level resulted in first place at all six US championships between 1981 and 1986. She enjoyed a successful partnership with fellow American, Candy Costie, which included a silver medal in the women's duet at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships in Guayaquil. Over the next few years, they increased their medal haul, winning gold at both th ...
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Giovanni Giacomo Di Conforto
Giovanni Giacomo Di Conforto or Giovanni Giacomo Conforto (1569 – June 1630, in Naples) was an Italian architect and engineer, active mainly in Naples, Italy, in a late Mannerist style. He participated in the construction of many churches in Naples. His projects include Santa Teresa degli Scalzi (or agli Studi) (1602–1612) whose facade was completed by Cosimo Fanzago, Santa Maria della Verità (San Agostino agli Scalzi), as well as rebuilding of the Certosa di San Martino The ("Charterhouse of St. Martin") is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples, southern Italy. Along with Castel Sant'Elmo that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the Vomero hill that command ... and San Severo al Pendino. ReferencesEntry in Treccani Encyclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Conforto, Giovanni Giacomo 1569 births 1630 deaths Engineers from Naples 17th-century Italian architects Architects from Naples ...
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Conforti
Conforti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Federico Conforti (born 1992), retired Italian rugby union player * Gerardo Conforti (1903–1982), Italian equestrian. *Gino Conforti (born 1932), American actor * Giovanni Battista Conforti (fl. 1550–1570), Italian composer *Giovanni Luca Conforti or Conforto (1560–1608), Italian composer and prominent falsetto singer *Guido Maria Conforti, Italian archbishop, canonized 2011 (see Archdiocese of Ravenna) *Mattea Conforti (born 2006), American actress *Michael Conforti, American television writer *Pierluigi Conforti (born 1946), Italian motorcycle road racer * Visitación Conforti (born 1953), Argentine biologist See also *Conforte *Nicola Conforto Nicola Conforto (25 September 1718 – 17 March 1793) was an Italian composer. He studied music in his hometown at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto (Music conservatories of Naples), under the tutorship of Giovanni Fischetti and Fra ... (1718â ...
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Conforte
Conforte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Conforte (c. 1618 – c. 1685), Greek-born Hebrew literary historian and writer *Joe Conforte (1925–2019), American brothel owner See also * Comfort (other) * Confort * Conforti, a related Italian surname *Conforto Conforto may refer to: * Giovanni Giacomo Di Conforto (1569–1630), Italian architect and engineer * Giovanni Luca Conforti or Conforto (1560–1608), Italian composer and prominent falsetto singer * Nicola Conforto (1718–1793), Italian composer ...