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Torquato Tasso was born on 11 March 1544 in Sorrento, Kingdom of Naples [now Campania, Italy]. He was a writer, known for La Gerusalemme liberata (1957), La Gerusalemme liberata (1913) and La Gerusalemme liberata (1918). He died on 25 April 1595 in Rome, Papal State [now Lazio, Italy].- Composer
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Born into the Italian nobility, Don Carlo Gesualdo developed an early and passionate interest in music. Though recognized as a dynamic composer who was far ahead of his time, Gesualdo's brilliance as a musical talent has been overshadowed by his violent personal life. After discovering his wife (and first cousin), the lovely and charming Maria d'Avalos, in the arms of the Duke of Andria, Gesualdo flew into a jealous rage and stabbed them both to death. He fled to northern Italy to avoid persecution, and was never tried nor punished for his crimes. His second wife was Eleonora d'Este, a highborn lady whose powerful family included the Dukes of Ferrara and Modena. Gesualdo treated his second bride as dismally as his first, and his death in 1613 was rumored to have been arranged by the vengeful Eleonora. The incredible chromatic harmony and wild contrasts in his music seem to be a reflection of Gesualdo's temptestuous personality. His mania for constantly composing music may have been a sign of melomania.- Giambattista Basile was born in 1566 in Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples [now Naples, Campania, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Tale of Tales (2015), Cinderella the Cat (2017) and Jackanory (1965). He died on 23 February 1632 in Giugliano in Campania, Kingdom of Naples [now Naples, Campania, Italy].
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Antonio Verrio was born in 1636 in Lecce, Kingdom of Naples. Antonio is known for The Queen's Palaces (2011). Antonio died on 17 June 1707 in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK.- Soundtrack
Giuseppe Giordani was born on 19 December 1751 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Giuseppe died on 4 January 1798 in Fermo, Marche, Italy.- Music Department
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Domenico Cimarosa was born on 17 December 1749 in Aversa, Kingdom of Naples [now Campania, Italy]. He was a composer, known for Pocahontas: The Legend (1995), Il matrimonio segreto (1943) and Strangers in Good Company (1990). He died on 11 January 1801 in Venice, Veneto, Habsburg Monarchy [now Italy].- Music Department
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Giovanni Paisiello was born on 9 May 1740 in Taranto, Kingdom of Naples [now Puglia, Italy]. He is known for Casanova (2005), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Boned (2015). He died on 5 June 1816 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy].- Writer
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Salvatore Cammarano was born on 19 March 1801 in Naples, Kingdom of Naples [now Campania, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Match Point (2005), The Money Pit (1986) and Lucia di Lammermoor (1946). He died on 17 July 1852 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy].- Music Department
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Luigi Ricci was born on 8 June 1805 in Naples, Italy. He is known for Ricci: Crispino e la Comare (2016). He died on 31 December 1859 in Prague.- Writer
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Federico Ricci was born on 22 October 1809 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy]. He was a writer and composer, known for Wings (1927), Crispino e la comare: 'Vuoi tornare...' (1908) and Crispino e la comare: 'Una volta un ciabattino' (1908). He died on 10 December 1877 in Conegliano, Veneto, Italy.- Music Department
Federico Ricci was born on 22 October 1809 in Naples, Italy. He is known for Ricci: Crispino e la Comare (2016). He died on 10 December 1877 in Conegliano, Veneto, Italy.- Music Department
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Teodoro Cottrau was born on 7 December 1827 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy]. He is known for The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Pushing Tin (1999) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001). He died on 30 March 1879 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Francesco Mastriani was born on 23 November 1819 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was a writer, known for La sepolta viva (1916), Medea di Portamedina (1919) and Ciccio, il pizzaiuolo del Carmine (1916). He died on 7 January 1891 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Vincenzo Russo was born on 18 March 1876 in Naples, Italy. Vincenzo is known for Nine (2009), Lazzarella (1957) and Return to Me (2000). Vincenzo died on 11 June 1904 in Naples, Italy.- Gennaro Pantalena was born on 13 October 1848 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for La fuga del gatto (1914). He died on 23 May 1915 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Eduardo Di Capua was born on 12 May 1865 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is known for Fools Rush In (1997), The Hangover (2009) and Nine (2009). He died on 3 October 1917 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Enrico Golisciani was born on 25 December 1848 in Naples, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Secret of Susanna (1961). He died on 6 February 1919 in Naples, Italy.
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Ruggero Leoncavallo was born on 23 April 1857 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Naples, Campania, Italy]. He was a writer and composer, known for Moonraker (1979), The Untouchables (1987) and To Rome with Love (2012). He was married to Berthe Rambaud. He died on 9 August 1919 in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy.- Music Department
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Giovanni Capurro was born on 5 February 1859 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Giovanni is known for The Hangover (2009), Grumpier Old Men (1995) and The Addams Family (1991). Giovanni died on 18 January 1920 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Actor
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Enrico Caruso (b. Errico Caruso) was born on February 25, 1873, in Naples, Italy. He was the third of seven children to a poor alcoholic father. He received little primary education and briefly studied music with conductor Vicenzo Lombardini. His early income was from singing serenades.
Caruso made his operatic debut on March 15, 1895 at a back street theatre in Naples. After a two-year stint on the South Italian circuit he auditioned for Giacomo Puccini in the summer of 1897. Puccini was looking for a leading tenor for a performance of 'La Boheme' in Livorno. Puccini was so impressed with the range and tone of the young Caruso's voice, that he reportedly mumbled in awe, "Who sent you to me? God himself?" After an unfriendly reception of his performance in Naples, Caruso vowed to never sing in Naples again, and he never did.
His first major role creations were in operas 'Il Voto', composed by Umberto Giordano, on November 10, 1897, and 'L'Arlesiana' by Francesco Cilea on November 27, 1897, at the Teatro Lirico di Milano. Next season Caruso started with a role creation in 'Fedora', composed by Umberto Giordano, performed on the same stage on November 17, 1898. His first recording contract was signed in 1902, in London, with the Gramophone and Typewriter Company for ten arias at the rate of 10 pounds per take. In May, 1902, Caruso debuted at the Covent Garden Opera in 'Rigoletto' by Giuseppe Verdi. With the help of the banker Pasquale Simonelli, he went to New York. There Caruso made his Metropolitan Opera debut in November 1903. He performed for the Met the next eighteen seasons, making 607 appearances in 37 different operatic productions.
Caruso was the first recording star in history, who sold more than a million records with his 1902 recording of 'Vesti le gubba' from 'Pagliacci' (Clowns) by 'Leoncavallo'. His voice had a combination of the full baritone-like character with the smooth and brilliant tenor qualities. His range was broadened into baritone at the expense of the higher tenor notes, Caruso never sang the high C, and often transposed in order to avoid it. He was a master of interpretation, having a rare gift of portamento and legato, and a superior command of phrasing. His legendary 1904 Victor recording of 'Una furtiva lagrima', by Gaetano Donizetti is used in many film soundtracks.
He contracted pneumonia and developed a complication in the form of pleural inflammation (plerisy), followed by abscesses in his lungs. After a series of unsuccessful surgeries Enrico Caruso died on August 2, 1921, in Naples, Italy. He was laid to rest in Naples, Italy.- Rocco Galdieri was born on 18 October 1877 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Rocco was a writer, known for Aniello a fede (1923) and Fatalità (1947). Rocco died on 16 February 1923 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Albert Pesce was born in September 1868 in Naples, Italy. He is known for One Exciting Night (1922), The Love Flower (1920) and The Greatest Question (1919). He was married to Nora Esparia Rodrigo. He died on 2 June 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.- Actor
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Camillo De Riso was born on 20 November 1854 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies [now Campania, Italy]. He was an actor and director, known for Nanà (1917), La principessa (1917) and Armiamoci e... partite! (1915). He died on 2 April 1924 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Eduardo Scarpetta was born on 13 March 1853 in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. He was a writer and actor, known for Un turco napoletano (1953), Miseria e nobiltà (1954) and Sette ore di guai (1951). He died on 23 November 1925 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Ferdinando Russo was born on 25 November 1866 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Ferdinando was a writer, known for Il buon ladrone (1917). Ferdinando died on 30 January 1927 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Alfredo Bertone was born in 1893 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Beffa di Satana (1915), The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913) and The White Sister (1923). He died on 15 March 1927 in Liège, Belgium.
- Federico De Roberto was born on 16 January 1861 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Federico was a writer, known for Greenery Will Bloom Again (2014), Bridges of Sarajevo (2014) and I Viceré (2007). Federico died on 26 July 1927 in Catania, Sicily, Italy.
- Joe Caccia was born on 19 January 1899 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He died on 26 May 1931 in Speedway, Indiana, USA.
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Salvatore Di Giacomo was born on 12 March 1860 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a writer, known for Scarred (1948), A San Francisco (1915) and Assunta Spina (1930). He was married to Elisa Avigliano. He died on 5 April 1934 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Arturo Falconi was born on 28 December 1867 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Zaganella e il cavaliere (1932), Il cuore dell'altra (1917) and Ah, quella Dory!... (1918). He was married to Pia Zoppetti. He died on 10 November 1934 in Turin, Italy.
- Antonio Scotti was born on 25 January 1866 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He died on 26 February 1936 in Naples, Campania, Italy.
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Ernesto De Curtis was born on 4 October 1875 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is known for Bugsy (1991), Bad Education (2004) and Honeymoon in Vegas (1992). He died on 31 December 1937 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Writer
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Ernesto Murolo was born on 4 April 1876 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a writer, known for The Two Mothers (1939), Naples That Never Dies (1939) and Die singende Stadt (1930). He died on 30 October 1939 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Diego Petriccione was born on 28 April 1867 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Diego was a writer, known for Non mi muovo! (1943). Diego died on 1 April 1942 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.
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Libero Bovio was born on 8 June 1883 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a writer and composer, known for Zappatore (1930), Chains (1949) and Pupatella (1923). He died on 26 May 1942 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Pasquale Amato was born on 21 March 1878 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Glorious Betsy (1928). He died on 12 August 1942 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.
- Roberto Bracco was born on 10 November 1861 in Naples, Italy. He was a writer, known for L'altra razza (1920), L'avvenire in agguato (1916) and Maternità (1917). He died on 20 April 1943 in Sorrento, Italy.
- Pete Gordon was born on 22 April 1887 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Lady of Burlesque (1943), Sunset Murder Case (1938) and Youth and Adventure (1925). He died on 25 May 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Giuseppe de Liguoro was born on 10 January 1869 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was a director and actor, known for Dante's Inferno (1911), Homer's Odyssey (1911) and Re Lear (1910). He died on 19 March 1944 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Armida Cozzolino was born on 15 November 1888 in Naples, Italy. She was an actress, known for La tavola dei poveri (1932). She died on 14 July 1944.
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Armando Gill was born on 23 July 1877 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Angélica (1952), La mujer perdida (1966) and Napoli verde-blu (1935). He died on 31 December 1944 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Nicola Maldacea was born on 29 October 1870 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He was an actor, known for Tosca (1941), Miseria e nobiltà (1940) and Amazzoni bianche (1936). He was married to Elvira Faraone. He died on 5 March 1945 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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Gilbert Emery was born on 11 June 1875 in Naples, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Between Two Worlds (1944), Wife vs. Secretary (1936) and Let Us Be Gay (1930). He died on 28 October 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Music Department
Victor Cannella was born in 1870 in Near Naples, Italy. Victor is known for Damon's Christmas Workshop (1930). Victor died on 3 February 1946 in Florida, USA.- Composer
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Nicola Valente was born on 28 August 1881 in Naples, Italy. Nicola was a composer and writer, known for Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), Il figlio del circo (1963) and Arcobaleno (1943). Nicola died on 16 September 1946 in Naples, Italy.- Music Department
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Salvatore Cardillo was born on 20 February 1874 in Naples, Campania, Italy. He is known for Avanti! (1972), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) and The Well-Digger's Daughter (2011). He died on 5 February 1947 in New York, USA.- Composer
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Cesare Sodero was born on 2 August 1886 in Naples, Italy. He was a composer, known for Isn't Life Wonderful (1924). He died on 16 December 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.- King Victor Emmanuel III was born on 11 November 1869 in Naples, Italy. He was married to Helen Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro. He died on 28 December 1947 in Alexandria, Egypt.
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Enrico Cannio was born on 10 January 1874 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Enrico is known for The ginger and Fred (2006) and Golos (2012). Enrico died on 30 January 1949 in Naples, Campania, Italy.- Gustavo Lombardo was born on 3 September 1885 in Naples, Campania, Italy. Gustavo was a producer, known for La trappola (1922), Vautrin (1919) and Amore imperiale (1941). Gustavo was married to Leda Gys. Gustavo died on 15 March 1951 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.