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 own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

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

People

Alessandro Speranza Alessandro Speranza (1728 - 17 November 1797) was an Italian composer. His opera ''I due Figaro'' was very popular during his lifetime and enjoyed revivals in Italy after his death well into the 19th century; including at La Scala La Scala ( ...

, an Italian composer *

Giovanni Speranza Giovanni Speranza (born 6 March 1982 in Giessen) is a German-Italian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, America ...

, an Italian soccer player * Guy Speranza, a US singer with the band Riot *

M. Grazia Speranza Maria Grazia Speranza (born 30 March 1957) is an Italian applied mathematician and operations researcher. Her research involves the application of mathematical optimization to problems including portfolio optimization and the combination of inven ...

, 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 and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of Mister Venezuela 1997, Finoglio was sent to Troia, Portugal a year later to compete in the ...

, a Venezuelan TV show host *

Vincent Speranza Vincent J. Speranza (March 23, 1925 – August 2, 2023) was an American private who served in the United States Army during World War II. Born in New York City, Speranza grew up on Staten Island with a large Italian family during the Great Depr ...

, an American WW2 veteran * A pseudonym used by the Irish poet

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

Films

* ''

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 Robotti *Piera Simoni as Fr ...

'', a 1953 Italian drama film directed by Dino Risi * '' La grande speranza'', a 1954 anti-war film * ''

Due soldi di speranza ''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' () is a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani. It is the third part of Castellani's ''Young Love'' trilogy, following '' Sotto il sole di Roma'' (1948) and '' È primavera...''(1950). It shared the Grand Prix prize ...

'', a 1952 film directed by Renato Castellani * ''

Il Cammino della speranza ''Path of Hope'' () is a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi that belongs to the Italian neorealism film movement. It is based on Nino Di Maria's novel ''Cuori negli abissi''. Federico Fellini co-wrote the script. In July ...

'', a 1950 Italian language drama film directed by Pietro Germi

Other

* ''Speranza'' (moth), a genus of geometrid moths *

Speranza Motors Speranza Motors, Ltd is an Egyptian auto manufacturer based in Maadi, Cairo.Speranza Park Speranza Park is a former baseball ground located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The ground was home to the Toledo Maumees The Toledo Maumees were a baseball team originally formed in 1888. The team was based in Toledo, Ohio, and formed part ...

, the former home of the Toledo Maumees baseball team * Icaria Speranza, a colony of the

Icarians The Icarians () was an American utopian socialist movement, established by the followers of French politician, journalist, and author Étienne Cabet. In an attempt to put his economic and social theories into practice, many of Cabet's followe ...

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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