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Crescentino
Crescentino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia. Twin towns — sister cities Crescentino is town twinning, twinned with: * San Giorgio Albanese, Italy * Gmina Łososina Dolna, Poland People * Luigi Arditi (1822–1903), violinist and composer * Bartolomeo Caravoglia (active 1660–1673), painter of the Baroque period * Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano * Domenico Serra, (1899–1965), stage and film actor References External linksOfficial website Crescentino, {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescentino – Piazza Vische E La Sua Torre (Theatrum Sabaudiae 1682)
Crescentino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. Crescentino borders the following municipalities: Brusasco, Fontanetto Po, Lamporo, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Saluggia, Verolengo, and Verrua Savoia. Twin towns — sister cities Crescentino is town twinning, twinned with: * San Giorgio Albanese, Italy * Gmina Łososina Dolna, Poland People * Luigi Arditi (1822–1903), violinist and composer * Bartolomeo Caravoglia (active 1660–1673), painter of the Baroque period * Fiorenza Cossotto (born 1935), operatic mezzo-soprano * Domenico Serra, (1899–1965), stage and film actor References External linksOfficial website Crescentino, {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartolomeo Caravoglia
Bartolommeo Caravoglia (active 1645–1682) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Crescentino, Piedmont, he is said to have been a pupil of Guercino. He painted a ''Miracle of the Eucharist'' for the '' church of the Corpus Domini'' in Turin. Biography Bartolommeo Caravoglia is thought to have been born in Marentino around 1616. Records show that he worked at the ducal court of Turin from 1644, where the rector of the Jesuit College introduced him to Christine of France, who made him one of the most leading artistic figures at the Savoy Court. His apprenticeship was complex, being variously influenced (from Neapolitan art to Guercino's painting). From 1645, he produced a series of works (now lost) at the Castle of Rivoli, which he worked on intermittently until 1664. He worked in the Palazzo San Giovanni in 1650 and decorated the Cappella della Compagnia di San Luca in the Turin Cathedral in 1655. In the same year, he became assistant director of the Accademia di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Serra
Domenico Serra (1899–1965) was an Italian stage and film actor. He made more than sixty films, many of them during the silent era including Mario Bonnard's historical film '' The Betrothed'' (1923).Goble p.305 In the sound era, he largely played supporting or minor roles. Partial filmography * ''Il tesoro della cattedrale'' (1915) * ''Il diamante azzurro'' (1916) * ''Il germoglio della morte'' (1916) * ''La trovata del brasiliano'' (1916) * ''L'apostolo'' (1916) * '' The Cavalcade of Dreams'' (1917) * '' Wanda Warenine'' (1917) * ''Sorrisi e spasimi della menzogna'' (1917) * ''Maternità'' (1917) * ''Le due orfanelle di Torino'' (1917) * ''I raggi 'Z (1917) * ''Il rifugio dell'alba'' (1918) * ''Il marito dell'amica'' (1919) * ''Le labbra e il cuore'' (1919) * ''La maestrina'' (1919) * ''Il buon Samaritano'' (1919) * ''Il mistero della casa di fronte'' (1919) * ''Federica d'Illiria'' (1919) * ''Il ventriloquo'' (1920) * ''Il marito in campagna'' (1920) * ''The Shadow'' (1920) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiorenza Cossotto
Fiorenza Cossotto (born 22 April 1935) is an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano. Life and career Born on 22 April 1935, in Crescentino, Province of Vercelli, Italy, Cossotto attended the Turin Academy of Music and studied with Mercedes Llopart. She made her operatic debut as Sister Matilde in the world premiere of Poulenc's ''Dialogues of the Carmelites'' in 1957 at La Scala in Milan. Her international debut was at the 1958 Wexford Festival as Giovanna Seymour in Donizetti's ''Anna Bolena''. Her Covent Garden debut was in 1959 as Neris in Cherubini's ''Médée'', with Maria Callas in the title role. A 1962 performance of the lead in ''La favorita'' at La Scala led to wider fame and she made her American debut in the same role in 1964 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and as Amneris at the Metropolitan Opera in 1968. Between the seasons of 1967–68 and 1988–89, Cossotto gave 148 performances at the Met (exclusively leading roles). She was considered an expert in portrayals of major m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Arditi
Luigi Arditi (16 July 1822 – 1 May 1903) was an Italian violinist, composer and conductor. Life Arditi was born in Crescentino, Piemonte (Italy). He began his musical career as a violinist, and studied music at the Milan Conservatory under Bernardo Ferrara (violin) and Nicola Vaccai (composition). He made his debut in 1843 as a director at Vercelli, and it was there that he was made an honorary member of the Philharmonic Academy. Arditi conducted opera throughout Italy and in 1846 found himself conducting as far afield as Havana, Cuba. (This was where he first met Giovanni Bottesini.) He visited America, where he remained for a while, conducting operas in New York, Philadelphia and other cities with the Max Maretzek Italian Opera Company until 1856. Then, following a visit to Constantinople, he decided to settle in London, but made several trips again to America with the Royal Italian Opera Company. He also conducted in Germany, and in other major European cities such as St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontanetto Po
Fontanetto Po is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. Fontanetto Po borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Gabiano, Livorno Ferraris, Moncestino, Palazzolo Vercellese, and Trino. Main sights *Oratory of St. Sebastian, built perhaps in the 11th century, and remade in the 15th century. The interior houses remains of mid-15th century frescoes. *Parish church of St. Martin, built in the 11th century and restored in the 16th–18th centuries *Church of the Holy Trinity, built from 1488 *15th century St. John Watermill People *Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755–1824), violinist and composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ... was born in Fon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamporo
Lamporo (''Lampeu'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 515 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Lamporo borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Livorno Ferraris, and Saluggia Saluggia (''Salugia'' in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about southwest of Vercelli, near the Dora Baltea river. It is known in Ital .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:2000 TimeAxis = orientation:v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moncestino
Moncestino (Monsëstin in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 238 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Moncestino borders the following municipalities: Crescentino, Fontanetto Po, Gabiano, Verrua Savoia, and Villamiroglio Villamiroglio (Vilamireu in Piedmontese) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northwest of Alessandria. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of .... Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brusasco
''For people with the surname, see Brusasco (surname).'' Brusasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital .... The main sights are the castle and the ''Palazzo Ellena'', both from the 18th century. References Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Turin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vercelli
Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, around 600 BC. The city is situated on the Sesia River in the plain of the Po River between Milan and Turin. It is an important centre for the cultivation of rice and is surrounded by rice paddies, which are flooded in the summer. The climate is typical of the Po Valley with cold, foggy winters ( in January) and oppressive heat during the summer months ( in July). Rainfall is most prevalent during the spring and autumn; thunderstorms are common in the summer. The languages spoken in Vercelli are Italian and Piedmontese; the variety of Piedmontese native to the city is called ''Varsleis''. The world's first university funded by public money was established in Vercelli in 1228 (the seventh university founded in Italy), but was closed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is mainly on the western bank of the Po (river), Po River, below its Susa Valley, and is surrounded by the western Alps, Alpine arch and Superga Hill. The population of the city proper is 847,287 (31 January 2022) while the population of the urban area is estimated by Larger Urban Zones, Eurostat to be 1.7 million inhabitants. The Turin metropolitan area is estimated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD to have a population of 2.2 million. The city used to be a major European political centre. From 1563, it was the capital of the Duchy of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia ruled by the House of Savoy, and the first capital of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1865. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livorno Ferraris
Livorno Ferraris is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italy, Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli. Originally known as Livorno Vercellese or Livorno Piemonte, later the town took its current name from physicist Galileo Ferraris, who was born here in 1847. Twin towns * Pont-de-Chéruy, France, since 2001 References External links Official website Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Vercelli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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