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Gesualdo (Italy)
Gesualdo may refer to: *Gesualdo, Campania, a town in Italy Given name *Gesualdo Bufalino (1920–1996), Italian writer * Gesualdo Francesco Ferri (1728–1788), Italian painter * Gesualdo Lanza (1779–1859), Italian teacher of music who made his career in London * Gesualdo Piacenti (born 1954), Italian professional football player Surname * Alfonso Gesualdo (1540–1603), Italian Cardinal *Ascanio Gesualdo (died 1638), Italian archbishop *Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613), Italian late Renaissance composer **'' Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices'', a film about the composer **''Gesualdo'', opera by Alfred Schnittke **''Gesualdo'', opera by Bo Holten * Eddy Gesualdo (born 1968), Canadian professional football player *Scipione Gesualdo Scipione Gesualdo (died 1608) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Conza (1584–1608). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesualdo, Campania
Gesualdo is an Italian town in the province of Avellino, itself in the Regions of Italy, region of Campania. It is called ''"The city of the Prince of Musicians"'' in honour of Carlo Gesualdo. It has many palaces, fountains, belvederes, and a historical center, which was partially restored after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, Irpinia earthquake in 1980. The town is located in the center of Irpinia, between the valleys of the rivers Fredane and Ufita. It is about from Naples and from Rome. Surrounding municipalities are Fontanarosa, Frigento, Grottaminarda, Paternopoli, Villamaina. Castle The first records of the Castle of Gesualdo date to Norman rule in the 12th century. The castle was severely damaged in the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Restoration work has not been completed yet, but the castle has been partially open to the public since 2015. Main sights * Castle of Gesualdo, founded by Lombards in the 7th century, enlarged in the 15th. It was transformed by Carlo Gesualdo in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesualdo Bufalino
Gesualdo Bufalino (; Comiso, Italy, 15 November 1920 – 14 June 1996), was an Italian writer. Biography Gesualdo Bufalino was born in Comiso, Sicily. He studied literature and was a high-school professor in his hometown, for most of his life. Immediately after World War II, he had to spend some time in a hospital for tuberculosis; hence he drew the material for the novel ''Diceria dell'untore'' (''The Plague Sower''). The book was written in 1950 and completed in 1971, but was published only in 1981, thanks to Bufalino's friend and well-known writer Leonardo Sciascia who discovered his talents. ''Diceria dell'untore'' won the Premio Campiello. In 1988, the novel ''Le menzogne della notte'' (''Night's Lies'') won the Strega Prize. In 1990 he won the Nino Martoglio International Book Award. In his native town the ''Biblioteca di Bufalino'' ("Bufalino's Library") is now named after him. Bibliography Works available in English * ''The Plague Sower'', translated by Stephen Sartare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesualdo Francesco Ferri
Gesualdo Francesco Ferri (San Miniato, Province of Pisa, 2 January 1728 – 22 September 1799) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Florence. Biography He trained in Florence under Giuseppe Piattoli, then became a pupil in Rome under Giuseppe Bottani and Pompeo Batoni. He painted a number of altarpieces in Tuscany. He painted a ''San Lorenzo in Glory'' for Lorenzo Niccolini's villa at Bibbiena. He participated in the decoration of the Villa del Poggio Imperiale Villa del Poggio Imperiale (English: Villa of the Imperial Hill) is a predominantly neoclassical former grand ducal villa in Arcetri, just to the south of Florence in Tuscany, Central Italy. Beginning as a villa of the Baroncelli of Florence, ... with ''scene gallante'' and for the Church of San Firenze. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesualdo Lanza
Gesualdo Lanza (1779–1859) was an Italian teacher of music who made his career in London. Life Born in Naples in 1779, he was son of Giuseppe Lanza, an Italian composer who spent many years in England, and for some time was musician to John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn. He composed the music for ''Arbitration'', ''Outwitted at Last'' and ''The Deserts of Arabia'' premiered at the Covent Garden Opera House on 20 November 1806, the principal characters included Miss Brunton (later Louisa, Countess of Craven) and Mrs Maria Theresa Kemble From his father Gesualdo received instruction in music, and became known in London as a singing-master. Among his pupils were Catherine Stephens (1807) and Anna Maria Tree (1812). In 1829 he produced proposals for a Royal Panarmonion Theatre and Pleasure Gardens in King's Cross, London. The project was unsuccessful and he was declared bankrupt in 1830. His architect, who was also declared bankrupt, was Stephen Geary. In 1842 Lanza start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesualdo Piacenti
Gesualdo Piacenti (born 15 July 1954 in Trevi nel Lazio) is an Italian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 123 appearances in the Italian professional leagues. He played one season in Serie A for Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: Places Australia * Roma, Queensland, a town ** Roma Airport ** Roma Courthouse ** Electoral district of Roma, defunct ** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council *Roma Street, Brisbane, a ... ( 1977–78), making 14 appearances. References 1954 births Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie A players SPAL players AC Monza players AS Roma players Delfino Pescara 1936 players UC Sampdoria players Parma Calcio 1913 players Serie B players Footballers from the Province of Frosinone {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Gesualdo
Alfonso Gesualdo di Conza (20 October 1540 – 14 February 1603) was an Italian Cardinal starting in 1561. He was from Calitri, not far from Naples. His attendance at the papal conclave of 1565-1566 at the age of only 25 makes him one of the youngest Cardinals ever to participate in a papal election.Miranda, Salvator. 1998. Consistory of February 26, 1561 (II) He was Archbishop of Conza in 1564, Bishop of Albano in 1583, Bishop of Frascati in 1587, Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina in 1589, Bishop of Ostia in 1591, and Archbishop of Naples in 1596. He was a patron of Sant'Andrea della Valle in Rome, the mother church of the Theatine Order.Marcia B. Hall, ''Rome'' (2005), p. 303. The composer Carlo Gesualdo Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa ( – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century ... was his nephew. Episcopa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascanio Gesualdo
Ascanio Gesualdo (died 27 January 1638) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Bari (1613–1638), Titular Patriarch of Constantinople (1618–1638), and Apostolic Nuncio to the Emperor (1617–1621)."Patriarch Ascanio Gesualdo" ''''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Biography Gesualdo was born in Naples in the later sixteenth century, the son of Michele Gesualdo and Maria Caracciolo. In 1609 he became a of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Gesualdo
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa ( – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. He is also known for killing his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them ''in flagrante delicto''. Biography Early life Gesualdo's family had acquired the principality of Venosa in what is now the Province of Potenza, Southern Italy, in 1560. He was probably born on March 30, 1566, three years after his older brother Luigi, though some sources have stated that he was born on March 8. Older ones give the year of birth as 1560 or 1561, but this is no longer accepted. A letter from Gesualdo's mother, Geronima Borromeo, indicates that the year is most likely 1566. Gesualdo's uncle was Carlo Borromeo, later Saint Charles Borromeo. His mother was the niece of Pope Pius IV. Most likely Carlo was born at Venosa, then par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death For Five Voices
''Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices'' (German: ''Tod für fünf Stimmen'') is a 1995 film by German director Werner Herzog filmed for ZDF television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin .... The film explores the music of Carlo Gesualdo and the legends surrounding Gesualdo's personality, his cursed castle, and his murder of his wife and her lover. Between narration and interviews, several of Gesualdo's madrigals are performed. Herzog calls ''Death for Five Voices'' "one of the films closest to my heart." Synopsis The film begins in the ruins of Gesualdo's castle, where a worker is giving a tour. Several people are encountered, including a man who plays music into the cracks in the walls in order to deal with the demons which haunt the place, and a woman who claims to be the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
