Cesare De Sanctis (businessman)
Cesare De Sanctis (died March 1881) was born in Rome.Hans Busch, ''Verdi's Aida: the history of an opera in letters and documents'', University of Minnesota Press, 1978, His date of birth is unknown. He was a businessman based in Naples and a close friend of Giuseppe Verdi; an extensive correspondence between the two has survived. De Sanctis was also a friend of the librettist Salvatore Cammarano, who introduced him to Giuseppe Verdi in 1849. He served as an intermediary for Verdi and in his business dealings with Neapolitan theatres and other financial matters. Verdi was the godfather of his son from his first marriage, the painter Giuseppe De Sanctis Giuseppe De Sanctis (21 June 1858 – 18 June 1924) was an Italian painter, primarily of portraits and cityscapes. Biography He was born in Naples. His father, Cesare, was a businessman who loved music, art and the theater. He was, in fact, .... After De Sanctis's bankruptcy in the 1870s, when he was unable to repay Verd ...
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