Titta
Titta may refer to: People * Cesare De Titta (1862–1933), Italian poet in Italian, Latin and in Neapolitan Abruzzese * Mastro Titta, nickname of Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779–1869), Italian executioner * Giovanni Titta Rosa (1891–1972), Italian literary critic, poet and novelist * Titta Jokinen (born 1951), Finnish actress * Titta Ruffo, Italian operatic baritone Places * Titta (Città di Castello) Titta may refer to: People * Cesare De Titta (1862–1933), Italian poet in Italian, Latin and in Neapolitan Abruzzese * Mastro Titta, nickname of Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779–1869), Italian executioner * Giovanni Titta Rosa (1891–1972), I ...

Titta Ruffo
Titta Ruffo (9 June 1877 – 5 July 1953), born as Ruffo Cafiero (double forename) Titta, was an Italian operatic baritone who had a major international singing career. Known as the "Voce del leone" ("voice of the lion"), he was greatly admired, even by rival baritones, such as Giuseppe De Luca, who said of Ruffo: "His was not a voice, it was a miracle" (although not often published is the second part of De Luca's conclusion "which he uffobawled away..."), and Victor Maurel, the creator of Verdi's Iago and Falstaff. Maurel said that the notes of Ruffo's upper register were the most glorious baritone sounds he had ever heard (see Pleasants, cited below). Indeed Walter Legge, the prominent classical record producer, went so far as to call Ruffo "a genius". Biography Born Ruffo Titta in Pisa (he reversed his forename and surname for the stage), Ruffo was the son of an engineer. He studied voice with several teachers. In Musical America, December 27, 1913, Ruffo wrote the foll ...
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Giovanni Titta Rosa
Giovanni Titta Rosa (5 March 1891 – 7 January 1972) was an Italian literary critic, poet, and novelist. Born in Santa Maria del Ponte, at that time frazione of Fontecchio, Titta Rosa graduated in letters at the University of Florence and then started collaborating as a literary critic with a large number of publications, notably ''Lacerba'', ''La Stampa'', ''Il Secolo XIX'', ''Il Resto del Carlino'' and ''Corriere della Sera''.Arnaldo Bocelli (1961).Titta Rosa, Giovanni. ''Enciclopedia Italiana - III Appendice''. Treccani. Titta Rosa was also author of novels, essays and collections of poems. In 1931 he was awarded the Bagutta Prize The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to Italian writers. The prize originated among patrons of Milan's ''Bagutta Ristorante''. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli discovered the restaurant and soon he regularly gathere ... for his collection of short stories ''Il varco nel muro''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tit ...
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Titta Jokinen
Titta Jokinen (born 23 February 1951 in Kalanti, Finland) is a Finnish actress. Career Jokinen has appeared in both Finnish film and television since 1973. She appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof ''Agent 000 and the Deadly Curves'' opposite actors Ilmari Saarelainen and Tenho Sauren but since the 1980s has mainly appeared on TV. Personal life Jokinen's daughter Kiti Kokkonen Kiti Karoliina Kokkonen (born 4 October 1974 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish film and television actress, voice actress and writer. She has been the artistic director of ("Finnish Comedy Theatre") since February 2010. She is the daughter of fi ... is an actress and writer. References External links * 1951 births Living people People from Uusikaupunki Finnish film actresses Finnish television actresses {{Finland-actor-stub ...
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Giovanni Battista Bugatti
Giovanni Battista Bugatti (1779–1869) was the official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 to 1864. He was the longest-serving executioner in the States and was nicknamed Mastro Titta, a Roman corruption of ''maestro di giustizia'', or ''master of justice''.Allen, John L., Jr.He executed justice – papal execution Giovanni Battista Bugatti's life and work (''National Catholic Reporter'', 14 September 2001). At the age of 85, he was retired by Pope Pius IX with a monthly pension of 30 scudi. Biography Bugatti's career in charge of executions lasted 68 years and began when he was 17 years old, on 22 March 1796; and lasted until 1864. Up until 1810, the method of execution was beheading by axe, hanging or mallet. The French introduced the use of the guillotine, which was continued after the Papal States regained their sovereignty (the first Papal guillotining occurred in 1816) until the last executions. Over the 68 years he worked as official executioner, Bugatti carried o ...
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Cesare De Titta
Cesare De Titta (Sant'Eusanio del Sangro, 27 January 1862– ''ibidem'', 14 February 1933) was an Italian poet who wrote in Italian, Latin and in Neapolitan Abruzzese. His mother was Sofia Loreto, and his father, Vincenzo De Titta, was a public notary. Cesare attended the Seminary of Lanciano from the age of sixteen, in order to become a priest, and studied classical languages at the Seminary of Venosa from 1881 to 1889 Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ..., where he would later be its dean. Among his most important linguistic works are ''Grammatica della lingua viva'' and ''Grammatica della lingua latina''. Works *''Saggi di traduzione'' of Catulo (1890) *''Canzoni abruzzesi'' (1919) *''Nuove canzoni abruzzesi'' (1923) *''Gente d'Abruzzo'' (1923) *''Terra d'oro'' ( ...
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