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Villi Pohjola
Villi may refer to: *Plural of Villus (other) *'' Le Villi'', an opera-ballet of 1884 by Giacomo Puccini *Ilkka Villi (born 1975), Finnish actor and writer *Villi Bossi (born 1939), Italian sculptor *Villi Hermann (born 1941), Swiss film director and screenwriter *Villi Baltins, Soviet sprint canoer *Olga Villi (1922–1989), Italian model and actress * Villi Boskovsky, an Austrian violinist * Villi Tokarev Willi Ivanovich Tokarev (; 11 November 1934 – 4 August 2019) was a Russian-American singer-songwriter. In the 1980s, he became famous throughout the Soviet Union for his songs about life as a Russian ''émigré'' in New York in Brighton Beach. ..., a Russian-American singer-songwriter See also * Vili (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villus (other)
Villus ( la, "shaggy hair", plural villi) may refer to: * Intestinal villus, refers to any one of the small, finger-shaped outgrowths of the epithelial lining of the wall of the intestine. Clusters of projections are referred as intestinal villi. * Chorionic villi, found on the surface of the outermost membrane (the chorion) of the fetus * Arachnoid villi Arachnoid granulations (also arachnoid villi, and pacchionian granulations or bodies) are small protrusions of the arachnoid mater (the thin second layer covering the brain) into the outer membrane of the dura mater (the thick outer layer). They ..., located on the arachnoid membrane of the brain See also * Villi (other) * {{disambiguation no:Tarmtott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Villi
''Le Villi'' (''The Willis'' or ''The Fairies'') is an opera–ballet in two acts (originally one) composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Ferdinando Fontana, based on the short story "Les Willis" by Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr. Karr's story was in turn based in the Central European legend of the Vila, also used in the ballet ''Giselle''. The opera, in its original one-act version, was first performed at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, on 31 May 1884. ''Le Villi'' is Puccini's first stage work. It was written for an 1883 competition of one-act operas by the publisher Sonzogno in his periodical ''Il teatro illustrato'', but did not even earn an honourable mention. According to Mosco Carner, this may have been because it was written in such haste that the score was all but illegible. His supporters, who included Arrigo Boito, funded the first production, whose favorable reception led to publication by Giulio Ricordi. Puccini's mother received the following telegram on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilkka Villi
Ilkka Villi (born 4 August 1975) is a Finnish actor and writer, best known internationally for his work in the video game ''Alan Wake'' as well as the crime drama series '' Bordertown''. He has played a variety of roles in theatre, television, and film. Early life Before proceeding with an acting career, Villi worked as a radio journalist and writer. Career Villi plays one half of the titular character in the ''Alan Wake'' video game franchise. In the role, Villi provides virtual reference for the character model, motion capture, and facial expression capture for Wake, while Matthew Porretta voices the character both in-game and during live-action cutscenes. In 2016, Villi was cast as one of the lead police investigators in the crime drama series ''Bordertown'', which was picked up by streaming service Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villi Bossi
Villi Bossi (born 8 November 1939) is an Italian sculptor. Born at Muggia, near Trieste, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa under the scholarship of Lodovico Caraventa. He attended the "Free School of Figure" directed by Nino Perizi at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste. From 1964 on, he held several exhibits, both exclusive ones and not, showing up his ability with various materials, including different types of wood and, in particular, sandstone and marble. In 1995 a large sculpture in Laas marble of his was placed in a park of Dresden (Germany). In 2004, Villi Bossi sculpted a large "Venetian Lyon" for the Assicurazioni Generali, which is also the logo of this major insurance company, placed in the neighbourhood of Padua, starting from a large block of stone, sized 8 cubic meters. He took part to several International Symposia of Sculpture: Prilep (Macedonia, 1976, 1982), Lipica (Slovenia, 1980), Jockgrim (Germany, 1989), Kandel (Germany, 1993), Germersheim (Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villi Hermann
Villi Hermann (born 1941) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His 1981 film ''The Homeless One'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film ''Bankomatt'' - with actor Bruno Ganz in the leading role - was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''The Homeless One'' (1981) * ''Bankomatt ''Bankomatt'' is a 1989 Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. The story follows a man planning and conducting a bank robbery. It is revealed he was formerly an emplo ...'' (1989) Producer * '' La Bataille d'Alger, un film dans l'Histoire'' (2017) by Malek Bensmaïl * ''La fin da la val l'è mia la fin dal mund'' (2018) by Peter Frei * ''Cronofobia'' (2018) by Francesco Rizzi * ''Atlas'' (2020) by Niccolò Castelli References External links * 1941 births Living people Swiss film directors Swiss screenwriters Male screenwriter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villi Baltins
Villi may refer to: *Plural of Villus (other) *''Le Villi'', an opera-ballet of 1884 by Giacomo Puccini *Ilkka Villi (born 1975), Finnish actor and writer *Villi Bossi (born 1939), Italian sculptor *Villi Hermann Villi Hermann (born 1941) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His 1981 film ''The Homeless One'' was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1989 film ''Bankomatt'' - with actor Bruno Ganz in the leading role - was ... (born 1941), Swiss film director and screenwriter * Villi Baltins, Soviet sprint canoer * Olga Villi (1922–1989), Italian model and actress * Villi Boskovsky, an Austrian violinist * Villi Tokarev, a Russian-American singer-songwriter See also * Vili (other) {{disambiguation, given name, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Villi
Olga Villi (20 January 1922 – 12 August 1989), was an Italian model and actress. Life and career Born in Suzzara, Mantua as Olga Villani, Villi began to work, only twelve years old, as a saleswoman and seamstress at the Milanese fashion house Biki. A few years later her employer hired her as a model; noted by Macario, she was hired by him in 1942 for the rivista- operetta ''Il grillo al castello'', where she had to act, sing and dance. Thanks to the success of the show Villi became one of the most quoted soubrettes of the period, working with Anna Magnani, Nino Taranto and Alberto Sordi, and in mid-1940s she also starred in several drama plays, working among others with Luchino Visconti, Alessandro Blasetti and Giorgio Strehler. Also active in films and on television, in 1967 Villi won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performance in Pietro Germi's ''The Birds, the Bees and the Italians''. After having announced her retirement in 1972, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villi Boskovsky
Willibald Karl Boskovsky (16 June 1909 – 21 April 1991) was an Austrian violinist and conductor, best known as the long-standing conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert from 1955 to 1979. Biography Boskovsky was born in Vienna, and joined the Vienna Academy of music at the age of nine. He was the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic from 1939 to 1971. He was also, from 1955, the conductor of the Vienna New Year's Concert, which is mostly devoted to the music of Johann Strauss II and his contemporaries. Along with the Vienna Philharmonic, he was also the chief conductor of the Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester up until his death. A forerunner of this ensemble was the 19th-century Strauss Orchestra founded by Johann Strauss I in 1835. He died in Visp, Switzerland. In chamber ensemble he led the ''Boskovsky Quartet'' with Philipp Matheis (2nd violin), Gunther Breitenbach (viola) and Nikolaus Hübner (violoncello). The Boskovsky Quartet, together with Johann Krump (double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villi Tokarev
Willi Ivanovich Tokarev (; 11 November 1934 – 4 August 2019) was a Russian-American singer-songwriter. In the 1980s, he became famous throughout the Soviet Union for his songs about life as a Russian ''émigré'' in New York in Brighton Beach. Early life and education Vilen Ivanovich Tokarev was born in the small Cossack village of Chernyshev in Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, North Caucasus Krai, Soviet Union, on 11 November 1934. His father was a Kuban Cossack by birth. His parents named him in honor of Vladimir Lenin (see names of Soviet origin), as the Soviet name "Vilen" is an acronym for "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin". In 1941 his family moved to the town of Kaspiysk in Dagestan. In 1948, he made his first sea voyage, as a fireman. After the obligatory military service, in which he served in the signal corps, Tokarev moved to Leningrad. There he pursued a formal education in music by joining the string department of the music school at the Leningrad Conservatory (double bass cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
