Alfredo Testoni (1856–1931) was an Italian playwright and poet known for his work in the
Bolognese dialect
Bolognese (native name: ) is a dialect of Emilian spoken in the most part in the city of Bologna and its hinterland (except east of the Sillaro stream), but also in the district of Castelfranco Emilia in the province of Modena, and in the ...
. In 1888 he established his own company at the
Teatro Contavalli in
Bologna
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. Among his best known plays is ''
Cardinal Lambertini'', a 1905 work set in eighteenth century Bologna. A number of his works have been adapted for film and television.
[Goble p.456]
References
Bibliography
* Farrell, Joseph & Puppa, Paolo ''A History of Italian Theatre''. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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1856 births
1931 deaths
Italian dramatists and playwrights
People from Bologna
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