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 Alessandro Speranza (1728 - 17 November 1797) was an Italian composer. His opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of th ...

, 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 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 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 Jill Corey (born Norma Jean Speranza; September 30, 1935 – April 3, 2021) was an American popular standards singer. She was discovered and signed on one day when she was 17. She went on to have her own radio shows and to star in a feature film. ...

, 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 co ...

, 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 hel ...

Films

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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, ...

'', a 1954 anti-war film * ''

Due soldi di speranza ''Two Cents Worth of Hope'' ( it, Due soldi di speranza) 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 sha ...

'', 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) Speranza is an annual youth festival held by the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi during the spring semester. The brainchild of Board of Student Welfare takes its name from the Italian word for hope. The event was introduced to commemorate I ...

, an annual youth festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi *

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 United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It ...

, 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 st ...

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