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Farnese

(Encyclopedia) FarneseFarnesefärnāˈzā [key], Italian noble family that ruled Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731. In the 12th cent. the Farnese held several fiefs in Latium. They became one of the…

Writers

  Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z   Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…

De Gasperi, Alcide

(Encyclopedia) De Gasperi, AlcideDe Gasperi, Alcideälchēˈdā dā gäˈspārē [key], 1881–1954, Italian premier and a founder of the Christian Democratic party. Born in the Trentino—then under Austria—he…

Parma, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) ParmaParmapärˈmä [key], city (1991 pop. 170,520), capital of Parma prov., in Emilia-Romagna, N Italy, on the Parma River and on the Aemilian Way. It is a rich agricultural market, a…

Henry, Pierre Georges

(Encyclopedia) Henry, Pierre Georges, 1927–2017, French composer noted for his contributions to electronic music. He studied with Nadia Boulanger and Olivier Messiaen at the Paris Conservatory, where…

Rzewski, Frederic Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Rzewski, Frederic Anthony, 1938-2021, American classical composer and pianist, b. Westfield, Ma., Harvard Univ. (B.A., 1958),…

Alessandro Volta

Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was the Italian physicist who built the first electrochemical battery. He first gained fame across Europe in 1775 with his electrophorus, a charge-…

La Bohème

Music:Giacomo PucciniLibretto:Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri MurgerPremiere:Turin, February 1, 1896 Puccini's most expressive opera draws from…

Fair Verona

The Question: The story of Romeo and Juliet happened in Verona. Is there any place or thing in Verona, in connection to the play, that I could go see…