Mario Lanfranchi

	Mario Lanfranchi Mario Lanfranchi (30 June 1927 – 3 January 2022) was an Italian film, theatre, and television director, screenwriter, producer, collector, and actor. Career Lanfranchi was born in Parma. After receiving a degree at the Drama Academy ( Accademia dei Filodrammatici) of Milan in the early 1950s, he was hired by Sergio Pugliese at RAI, at the onset of Italian television. He was the first to bring opera to the small screen, in 1956, with '' Madama Butterfly'', by Giacomo Puccini, which introduced to a wide public Anna Moffo, at that time an unknown American soprano, who became his wife for 17 years. In 1967 he began his career as a film director with the western movie ''Death Sentence''. He lived in a 16th-century villa in Santa Maria del Piano outside Parma (). Lanfranchi died in Langhirano, near Parma, on 3 January 2022, at the age of 94. Opera TV productions and films * 1956 – ''Madama Butterfly'' – Anna Moffo, Renato Cioni, Miti Truccato Pace, Afro Poli * 1956 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, music, art, prosciutto (ham), cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 inhabitants, Parma is the second most populous city in Emilia-Romagna after Bologna, the region's capital. The city is home to the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world. Parma is divided into two parts by the stream of the same name. The district on the far side of the river is ''Oltretorrente''. Parma's Etruscan name was adapted by Romans to describe the round shield called '' Parma''. The Italian poet Attilio Bertolucci (born in a hamlet in the countryside) wrote: "As a capital city it had to have a river. As a little capital it received a stream, which is often dry", with reference to the time when the city was capital of the independent Duchy of Parma. History Prehistory Parma was already a built-up area in the Bronze Age. In the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dino Dondi Dino Dondi (10 July 1925 – 3 March 2007) was an Italian operatic baritone. Life Like many Bolognese, Dondi had a passion for opera and after studying singing as an autodidact, he met a master who recognised his vocal talent. At the beginning of the 1950s, after singing in theatres in Emilia, including Bologna, Dondi moved to Milan and in 1954 made his debut at the Teatro Nuovo in Verdis' ''Rigoletto''. Shortly afterwards, he was called by La Scala, where he sang, among other operas, in '' Iphigénie en Tauride'' by Christoph Willibald Gluck under the direction of Luchino Visconti, with Maria Callas and the direction of Nino Sanzogno (1957), and in Verdi's '' Macbeth'', conducted by Thomas Schippers (1958). He married Irène Companeez, contralto. Dondi died in the French department of Basse-Terre at the age of 81. Recordings * 1955: ''Don Sebastiano'' ( Gaetano Donizetti), Carlo Maria Giulini conducting, role: Abaialdo * 1957: ''Iphigénie en Tauride'' (Christoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Italian Television Directors Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom Italian language, a Romance language * Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy Italian culture, cultural features of Italy Italian cuisine, traditional foods Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Italian Film Directors Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom Italian language, a Romance language * Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy Italian culture, cultural features of Italy Italian cuisine, traditional foods Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marinade * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian people may refer to: * in terms of ethnicity: all ethnic Italians, in and outside of Italy * in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2022 Deaths The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 * Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. * Madosini, 78, South African musician. * Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer ( Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1927 Births Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album '' Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lajos Kozma Lajos Kozma (1938–2007) was a Hungarian operatic tenor, particularly associated with lyric Italian roles, baroque operas and oratorios. Born on 2 September 1938 in Lepsény, Hungary, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, and made his debut at the Budapest Opera in 1961 (as ''Malcolm''), where he won considerable acclaim as Pelléas in Debussy's '' Pelléas et Mélisande''. In 1963, he went to Italy to further his studies at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, with Giorgio Favaretto and Franco Capuana. Beginning in 1964, he sang widely in Italy, appearing in Bologna, Venice, Florence, Trieste, Palermo, at the Rome Opera, at La Scala in Milan, and the San Carlo in Naples. His career quickly became international with guest appearances at the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, La Monnaie in Brussels, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Philadelphia. He also appeared at the Salzburg Festival and Aix-en-Provence Festival, notably as Ferrando in '' Così ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gino Bechi Gino Bechi (16 October 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles. Life and career Bechi studied in his native Florence with Raul Frazzi and di Giorgio, and made his debut at Empoli, in 1936, as Germont in '' La traviata''. He sang widely in Italy, appearing frequently at the Rome Opera from 1938 to 1952, and at La Scala from 1939 to 1953, where he sang the title role in ''Nabucco'' for its reopening in 1946. He quickly established himself as the leading dramatic baritone of his time, in roles such as Rigoletto, Count de Luna, Renato, Carlo, Amonasro, Alfio, Gérard, but was also admired as Figaro and Hamlet. Bechi sang relatively little outside Italy, but did appear in England and North and South America in the late 1950s, but by then he was past his best. In his prime, Bechi possessed a dark and incisive voice and was a fine singing actor. He can be heard in a number of ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franco Bonisolli Franco Bonisolli (May 25, 1938 – October 30, 2003) was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, notably as Manrico and Calaf. Life and career Bonisolli was born in Rovereto, Italy. He studied with Alfredo Lattaro, and, after winning an international voice contest, he made his debut in Spoleto, as Ruggero in ''La rondine'', in 1962. He quickly established himself throughout Italy, appearing first in lyric roles such as, Nemorino, Duca di Mantua, Alfredo, Rodolfo, des Grieux, Hoffmann, etc. He took part in revivals of neglected opera such as ''La donna del lago'', opposite Montserrat Caballé, and ''Le siège de Corinthe'', opposite Beverly Sills, and took part in the creation of new works, such as ''La lampada di Alidino'' by Rota, and ''Luisilla'' by Mannino. He began an international career in the early 1970s, with debut at the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Festival, the Paris Opéra, the Metropolitan Opera, etc., and began ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]