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Ferdinando Fontana (caricatura)
Ferdinando Fontana (30 January 1850 – 10 May 1919) was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet. He is best known today for having written the libretti of the first two operas by Giacomo Puccini – ''Le Villi'' and ''Edgar''. Biography Born at Milan, then part of the Austrian Empire, into a family of artists - both his father Carlo and his brother Roberto were painters - he entered a Barnabite school at the age of seven and then went on to study at the Collegio Zambelli. He was forced to abandon his studies while still young to provide for himself and his two younger sisters following the death of their mother. During that period, he worked in a series of menial jobs before becoming a copy editor for the newspaper ''Corriere di Milano''. This brought him into contact with the world of journalism and literature, which was to become his career. An exponent of the second Scapigliatura artistic movement, Fontana was a very versatile writer. Apart from his plays and opera lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Fontana By Vespasiano Bignami (before 1929) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON000035 B
Ferdinando may refer to: Politics * Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549–1609) * Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610–1670) * Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1663–1713), eldest son of Cosimo III de' Medici * Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1587–1626) * Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1652–1708), only child of Duke Charles II of Mantua * Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584–1648), English politician and parliamentary general Sports * Ferdinando De Giorgi (born 1961), Italian volleyball player and coach * Ferdinando Meglio (born 1959), Italian fencer * Ferdinando Piani, Italian bobsledder Other * Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena (1656–1743), Italian architect and painter * Ferdinando Galiani (1728–1787), Italian economist during the Enlightenment * Ferdinando Piretti, an Italian mathematician * Ferdinando Sardella, a Swedish scholar of the history of religion * ''Ferdinando Eboli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asrael
''Asrael'' is a ''leggenda'' or opera in four acts by composer Alberto Franchetti and librettist Ferdinando Fontana. The plot, based on German fairy tale and folklore, displays the conflict between the spirit of evil and the spirit of Christian love, represented by Asrael and Nefta respectively. The work is Franchetti's first opera and displays strong influences of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Meyerbeer and Richard Wagner, Wagner, mixed with late 19th-century Italian idioms. The opera premiered at the Teatro Municipale di Reggio on 11 February 1888.Jürgen Maehder: "''Asrael''", ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed January 30, 2009), (subscription access) The opera made its United States debut at the Metropolitan Opera on 26 November 1890 with Andreas Dippel in the title role.Metropolitan Opera ArchiveDippel, Andreas (Tenor) Accessed 25 January 2009. Roles References External links * {{Authority control Operas by Alberto Franchetti Italian-language operas 1888 operas Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinando Fontana (caricatura)
Ferdinando Fontana (30 January 1850 – 10 May 1919) was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet. He is best known today for having written the libretti of the first two operas by Giacomo Puccini – ''Le Villi'' and ''Edgar''. Biography Born at Milan, then part of the Austrian Empire, into a family of artists - both his father Carlo and his brother Roberto were painters - he entered a Barnabite school at the age of seven and then went on to study at the Collegio Zambelli. He was forced to abandon his studies while still young to provide for himself and his two younger sisters following the death of their mother. During that period, he worked in a series of menial jobs before becoming a copy editor for the newspaper ''Corriere di Milano''. This brought him into contact with the world of journalism and literature, which was to become his career. An exponent of the second Scapigliatura artistic movement, Fontana was a very versatile writer. Apart from his plays and opera lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugano
Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the List of cities in Switzerland, ninth largest Swiss city. The city lies on Lake Lugano, at its largest width, and, together with the adjacent town of Paradiso, Switzerland, Paradiso, occupies the entire bay of Lugano. The territory of the municipality encompasses a much larger region on both sides of the lake, with numerous isolated villages. The region of Lugano is surrounded by the Lugano Prealps, the latter extending on most of the Sottoceneri region, the southernmost part of Ticino and Switzerland. Both western and eastern parts of the municipality share an international border with Italy. Described as a market town since 984, Lugano was the object of continuous disputes between the soverei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bava-Beccaris Massacre
The Bava Beccaris massacre, named after the Italian General Fiorenzo Bava Beccaris, was the repression of widespread food riots in Milan, Italy, on 6–10 May 1898. In Italy the suppression of these demonstrations is also known as ''Fatti di Maggio'' (Events of May) or ''I moti di Milano del 1898'' (the Milan riots of 1898). At least 80 demonstrators were killed, as well as two soldiers, and 450 wounded, according to government sources. The overreaction of the military led to the demise of Antonio Di Rudinì and his government in July 1898 and created a constitutional crisis, strengthening the opposition. The events of May marked a height of popular discontent with government, the military and the monarchy. Background In 1897, the wheat harvest in Italy was substantially lower than the years before; it fell from on average 3.5 million tonnes in 1891–95 to 2.4 million tonnes that year. Moreover, the importation of American grain was more expensive due to the Spanish–American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
