Drigo
Drigo is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Paola Drigo (1876–1938), Italian short story writer and novelist *Riccardo Drigo Riccardo Eugenio Drigo ( ru. Риккардо Эудженьо Дриго) (30 June 18461 October 1930) was an Italian composer of ballet music and Italian opera, a theatrical conductor, and a pianist. Drigo is most noted for his long career ...

Paola Drigo
Paola (''née'' Bianchetti) Drigo (4 January 1876 – 4 January 1938) was an Italian writer of short stories, novellas, and novels. Her first collection of short stories, ''La fortuna'', was published in 1913 and caught the attention of literary critics and the public. Her last major works were two novels, ''Fine d'anno'' and ''Maria Zef'', both published in 1936. With a style rooted in 19th century Italian realism, she was admired for the detailed psychological analysis of her characters and her descriptions of provincial life in her native Veneto region. The protagonists of her stories (usually women) were people of humble origin or those who had been "humiliated by fate".Bocelli, Arnaldo (1938)"Drigo, Paola" ''Enciclopedia Italiana'' (Appendice I). Treccani. Online version retrieved 15 September 2014 . Life Drigo was born Paolina Valeria Maria Bianchetti in Castelfranco Veneto. Her father was Count Giuseppe Valerio Bianchetti who had fought with Garibaldi, later becoming a mino ...
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