Speranza is the Italian word for ''

hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

''. It could refer to one of several things:

People

* Alessandro Speranza, an Italian composer * Giovanni Speranza, an Italian soccer player *

Guy Speranza Guy Speranza (March 12, 1956 – November 8, 2003) was an American singer best known as New York City-based metal band Riot's original frontman from 1975 to 1981. He played at the first Monsters of Rock festival in 1980 and sang on their first t ...

, a US singer with the band Riot * M. Grazia Speranza, Italian applied mathematician and operations researcher * Norma Jean Speranza, the birth name of US pop singer Jill Corey * Sandro Finocchio Speranza, the birth name of

Sandro Finoglio Sandro Finoglio (born Sandro Finoglio Esperanza; January 3, 1973) is a Venezuelan actor, model, TV host. Winner of the Mister Venezuela national title in 1997, Finoglio was sent to Troia, Portugal a year later to compete in the Mister World com ...

, a Venezuelan TV show host * A pseudonym used by the Irish poet

Jane Wilde Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde (née Elgee; 27 December 1821 – 3 February 1896) was an Irish poet under the pen name Speranza and supporter of the nationalist movement. Lady Wilde had a special interest in Irish folktales, which she help ...

Films

* ''

Il viale della speranza ''Il viale della speranza'' (English: ''The street of hope'') is a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi. It grossed over 100 million lire at the Italian box office. Cast *Cosetta Greco as Luisa Guglielmi *Liliana Bonfatti as Giuditta ...

'', a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi * ''

La grande speranza ''La Grande Speranza'' (''The Big Hope''), retitled ''Submarine Attack'' and ''Torpedo Zone'' in English, is a 1954 Italian anti-war film starring Lois Maxwell, Renato Baldini and Earl Cameron. It won the Special Prize of the Senate of Berlin, and ...

'', a 1954 anti-war film * '' Due soldi di speranza'', a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani * '' Il Cammino della speranza'', a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi

Other

* ''Speranza'' (moth), a genus of geometrid moths * Speranza (festival), an annual youth festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi * Speranza Motors, a brand used by Chery Automobile * Speranza Park, the former home of the Toledo Maumees baseball team * Icaria Speranza, a colony of the

Icarians The Icarians were a French-based utopian socialist movement, established by the followers of politician, journalist, and author Étienne Cabet. In an attempt to put his economic and social theories into practice, Cabet led his followers to the ...

utopian movement * A character in Edmund Spenser's ''

The Faerie Queene ''The Faerie Queene'' is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books IIII were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IVVI. ''The Faerie Queene'' is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 sta ...

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