Gesualdo, Carlo b. 1561 d. September 8, 1613 Composer. The Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, Naples, he was a musical prodigy, and became highly skilled at singing, lute, and harpsichord while still a child. In 1586 he married his cousin, the beautiful (and twice-widowed) Princess Donna Maria d'Avalos; but he preferred musicmaking to lovemaking, and after producing the required male heir lost all interest in her. Donna Maria then began a clandestine affair with Don Fabrizio Carafa, the Duke of Andria. The ellicit lovers bribed...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Chiesa del Gesł Nuovo, Naples, Provincia di Napoli, Campania, Italy
b. 1561 d. September 8, 1613