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Albinoni, Tomaso b. June 14, 1671 d. January 17, 1751
Composer. The son of a wealthy Venice merchant, he had the means to devote himself exclusively to music. He considered himself an amateur, although fully trained in his art, and was said to have composed 81 operas, 99 sonatas, 9 sinfonias, and numerous vocal works. He was the first Italian composer to write concertos for the oboe (eight in all). After his death most of his unpublished papers were acquired by the State Library of Dresden, Germany, which was destroyed by Allied bombing during...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of San Marco, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Azabombewka (Kaliensky), Sonja b. February 20, 1885 d. February 6, 1907
Russian Aristocracy. It is alleged that she traveled to Venice for carnival in pursuit of unrequited love and unsatisfied in her quest committed suicide with laudanum while in her room at the Danieli hotel. She was interred at the Cimitero di San Michele in Venice beneath a monument created by sculptor Enrico Butti who depicted her as she was found after her death. (Bio by: Iola)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Bandiera, Attilio b. 1811 d. July 23, 1844
Italian Patriot. Along with his brother Emilio, they were sons of Baron Francesco Bandiera, an admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. They also belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Navy, but from an early age they wanted Italian freedom and unity, and corresponded with members of La Giovine Italia, a patriotic and revolutionary society. They began to spread propaganda among the men of the Austrian navy, and planned to seize a warship, but they were betrayed and fled to Corfu. Rumours reached them of...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Bandiera, Emilio b. 1819 d. July 23, 1844
Italian Patriot. Along with his brother Attilio, they were sons of Baron Francesco Bandiera, an admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. They also belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Navy, but from an early age they wanted Italian freedom and unity, and corresponded with members of La Giovine Italia, a patriotic and revolutionary society. They began to spread propaganda among the men of the Austrian navy, and planned to seize a warship, but they were betrayed and fled to Corfu. Rumours reached them...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Bordoni, Faustina b. March 30, 1697 d. November 4, 1781
Opera Singer. The most renowned mezzo-soprano of the 18th Century, she was acclaimed throughout Europe for the delicacy and intelligence of her singing, as well as for her great beauty. To her many fans she was known simply as "Faustina". Born into a noble family in Venice, Bordoni studied music with the Marcello brothers and Michaelangelo Gasparini, and made her debut in "Ariodante" (1716). Leaving her native city for an extended tour in 1720, she took Italy, Germany, and Austria by...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di San Marcuola, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Bragadin, Marcantonio d. 1571
Venetian Military Leader. He came from a distinguished Venetian family and became the Captain of Famagusta when it was under Venetian control. From September 16, 1570 to August 1, 1571 Famagusta came under siege by the Turks. Marcantonio finally surrendered, but when he and his men came out from behind the city walls the order was given to begin slaughtering. Marcantonio had his ears and nose cut off and was then imprisoned for two weeks before being flayed alive. His skin was stuffed with...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Brodsky, Josef b. May 24, 1940 d. January 28, 1996
Poet. Born a photographer's son in Leningrad, Russia, although the family primarily lived on the income brought in by his mother. As a young child he and his family survived the Siege of Leningrad. After the war he began attending school, though he dropped out at the age of fifteen and began working at the Arsenal defense plant, eventually having thirteen jobs between 1956 and 1962. Some of his more interesting jobs during this time were in a morgue and on a geological expedition. In the late...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Canova, Antonio b. 1757 d. 1822
Italian sculptor.
Antonio Canova, born in Possagno, in the Republic of Venice on 1 November 1757, was considered the greatest sculpture of his time in Europe. His father died when he was three and his mother remarried, sending him to live with his paternal grandparents. His grandfather, Pasino Canova, was an accomplished stonecutter and sculptor and taught Antonio the profession. His skill caught the attention of wealthy and powerful people who financed his studies in Rome, where he spent...[Read More] (Bio by: Dan)
Iglesia de Santa María Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Catherine of Siena b. March 25, 1347 d. April 29, 1380
Roman Catholic Saint. Born Catherine Benicasa, she was the youngest of a very large family. Her father, Giacomo, was a prosperous wool-dyer. During adolescence she became attracted to prayer and solitude. At the age of sixteen she gained admittance to the Third Order of St. Dominic. The rules of this group allowed her to dress in the black and white habit of a Dominican nun while remaining in her own home. For three years she never left her room, except to go to mass and confession, and spoke...[Read More] (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Cavalli, Pietro Francesco b. February 14, 1602 d. January 14, 1676
Composer. He gave the word "opera" its present meaning. Beginning with its creator, Jacopo Peri, Italian music theatre had been referred to as "dramma per musica". Cavalli broke with this tradition by calling his first theatrical work, "Le Nozze di Teti" (1639), an "opera-scenica" ("scenic work"). Eventually shortened to "opera", this phrase became the name of the genre. Cavalli is also credited with introducing the "bel canto" style of singing, which emphasized long, smoothly-flowing...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of San Marco, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Chios, Saint Isidore Of
Saint. He brought christianity to the Island of Chios.Isidore was martyred under Decius in 251 AD and his Feast Day is May 15th. His remains were taken from Chios to Venice in the 12th century. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
Church of San Marco, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Cimarosa, Domenico b. December 17, 1749 d. January 11, 1801
Composer. One of the leading creators of opera buffa, or Italian comic opera, of his era. His stage works were widely popular for their vivacity and sparkling melodies. During the early 19th Century he was often ranked with Mozart and Haydn, though today only his masterpiece, "Il matrimonio segreto" (1792), remains in the repertory. The son of a poor bricklayer, Cimarosa was born in Aversa, Italy. On the strength of his precocious musical gifts he was awarded a scholarship at the Naples...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di Sant' Angelo (Defunct), Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Site demolished in 1837
Diaghilev, Serge (Sergei Pavlovitch) b. March 19, 1872 d. August 19, 1929
Impresario. He was probably the greatest ballet director in history. Diaghilev ran his own company, the Ballet Russes, from its first performance in 1909 to its last in 1929. He conceived of music, set design, and costume as equal, integral aspects of the dance, and persuaded many great composers, choreographers, and artists to help realize his ideas. In the process his company raised ballet from a secondary entertainment to the status of a vital contemporary art. Diaghilev is...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Greek Orthodox Section
Doppler, Christian Andreas b. November 29, 1803 d. March 17, 1853
Scientist. A physicist and mathematician, he developed the theory of the Doppler Effect, that sound waves from a moving source would be compressed or expanded, or that the frequency would change.
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Gabrieli, Giovanni b. 1555 d. August 12, 1612
Composer. Along with Claudio Monteverdi, he bridged the gap between the Renaissance and Baroque in Italian music. His exact birthdate is unknown, but scholars have narrowed it down to between 1554-56. He lived in Venice his whole life and was organist of St. Mark's Basilica from 1585. Gabrieli was an early experimenter in chromatic harmony and was one of the first composers to combine choral forces with orchestral instruments. His writing for brass was particularly brilliant. He was also an...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Santo Stefano Church, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Beneath the church floor
Hasse, Johann Adolph b. March 25, 1699 d. December 23, 1783
Composer. One of the most popular creators of opera in the 18th Century, his music represented all the virtues - and vices - of the Italian Baroque tradition of "opera seria". Hasse's decorative arias, with their easy, graceful melodies, enjoyed the status of popular tunes from Poland to England. Many of his stage works were set to texts by Pietro Metastasio, the leading librettist of his day. Hasse was born in Bergedorf near Hamburg, Germany. His family had been musicians for four...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chiesa di San Marcuola, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Herrera, Helenio b. April 10, 1916 d. November 9, 1997
Football Coach. He was nicknamed ‘el mago’ (the magician). He coached many teams across Europe, but he is best remembered for coaching Inter Milan between 1960 and 1968 as they achieved victory in the European cup of 1964 and 1965. He was also the coach at FC Barcelona between 1958 and 1960 and again between 1979 and 1981. During his time with FC Barcelona they topped the Spanish league twice. (Bio by: Bunny Boiler)
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Lotti, Antonio b. February, 1665 d. January 5, 1740
Composer, Organist. A notable transitional figure between the Baroque and early Classical periods. Lotti was possibly born in Hanover, Germany, where his Italian father was a Kapellmeister, and settled in his family's native Venice as a child. His first opera, "Il Giustino", was performed when he was 16. Most of his life was spent in service to St. Mark's Basilica, which he entered as a singer in 1689; he was first organist there from 1704 to 1736. Beyond Italy he was famed for his stage...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Church of San Geminiano (Defunct), Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Plot: Demolished in 1807, site now the Correr Museum
Lucy, Saint b. 283 d. 304 (circa)
Patron Saint of Syracuse and of maladies of the eyes. Her remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1204 by Venetian crusaders.
Church of San Geremia, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Mark, Saint [cenotaph] d. 68
Patron saint of Venice. This is a cenotaph: the body,that had been stolen by Venetians in Alexandria (Egypt) during the Crusades, was given back to the Coptic Church of Egypts by Pope Paul VI and is now in the St. Mark Church in Alexandria.
Church of San Marco, Venice, Provincia di Venezia, Veneto, Italy

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