We live to make our own adventures‚ but it is rather common to find ourselves diverted in others’ stories. In 1853‚ Giuseppe Verdi offered a new source of entertainment‚ as he presented the world with La traviata. Not only did it stir the European 19th century society‚ but it is still today a very controversial opera. Since its beginning‚ the main character‚ Violetta‚ became the central source for outrage and discussion. All because she was a courtesan‚ and this very well-known opera was seen by
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century‚ but it wasn’t until later on that systematic methods and techniques were used on the site. Karl Weber‚ a Swiss architect was one of the first archaeologists to work on the site of Herculaneum methodically. From the early 1860’s to 1875‚ Giuseppe Fiorelli directed the excavations at the site of Pompeii. He introduced a new system of excavating which was to uncover the streets first‚ in order to excavate the houses from the ground floor up. This system was a better way of preserving everything
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The Romantic Era was an artistic and scholarly evolution‚ which originated in Europe at the end of the 18th century. This era is best known for its emphasis on emotion and individualism. Throughout this time‚ fantasy and mystery took over the arts. Other trends throughout this time were the interest in nature and an interest in the bizarre cultures of the past. The popularity of music was soon growing and evolving. This expansion of music included a greater selection of timbre‚ and a greater use
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INTRODUCTION Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Volta is known as the scientist that founded the electric age. He was an Italian physicist pioneer that contributed greatly to the development of the battery. Alessandro Volta was born in Como‚ Italy in 1745. He attended a public school; in 1774 he was appointed professor of physics at the Royal School in Como. His first invention was an electrophorus; a device that produced static electricity. In 1776-77 he devoted his time to chemistry‚ studying atmospheric
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Verdi: Hitting Close to Home Italian born Giuseppe Verdi was in his musical prime when his Nabucco premiered in the world famous La Scala in Milan‚ Italy in March of 1842. This classic Italian opera‚ complete with an over the top sibling rivalry‚ death‚ deceit‚ and uncontrollable puppy love present in any melodramatic love story‚ is a holy derivation of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews in the 6th Century BC. When Verdi premiered Nabucco in the then-Austrian-occupied-Italy‚ the Italian spectators
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The voice of the Chorus in Otello Even though he wanted to have an opera with no chorus‚ later on‚ Verdi himself considered this idea ‘crazy’. We would have not missed much of the plot without a chorus‚ but we would have definitely missed much of the artistic colour. There are four main Chorus parts in Otello‚ but there are also a few incidental entries. When writing the opera‚ Verdi had in mind the singers from La Scala‚ in Milan. The Chorus numbered 104 voices – 64 men and 40 women‚ to which
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Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - The Leopard After Italy’s glorious unification in 1861‚ there were internal inequalities between the North and the South. The North was wealthier and more progressive. On the other hand‚ the South was considered archaic‚ backward and African; there were also negative perceptions that the South was oblivious to its visible poverty. In 1958‚ Giuseppe di Lampedusa wrote The Leopard‚ a historical novel that takes place in Sicily. Throughout a literary passage from The
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Italo Perez ID: 4016758 Essay #1- Draft- How does the building perform socially? Giuseppe Terragni Casa del Fascio‚ Como‚ 1932-6 The design of Casa del Fascio (House of the Fascism) is a metaphorical representation of the authoritarian order of the Fascist party. It consists of a perfect grid organization with an orthogonal geometry. In fact‚ it is a compact structure‚ squared in plan‚ and rectangular in elevation. The main façade is composed by a grid of open squares of the same size linked to
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History Essay-Miss guly How far do you agree that the failure of Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820-49 was primarily due to a lack of popular support? (30) There were several factors affecting the failure of the Italian revolutionaries in the years 1820-49. Although the lack of popular support was a contributing factor‚ it is far less significant when compared to other aspects of the failure such as the intervention and military strength of Austria‚ the lack of unity between various revolutionary
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most of which were improperly done causing extensive damage. It wasn’t until the 19th century‚ when archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli introduced new excavation methods; those succeeded him include August Mau‚ Vittorio Spinazzola and Amendo Maiuri. Now attention has shifted towards conservations and restorations which are reflected in the works of Fausto Zevi and Pier Guzzo. Giuseppe Fiorelli was appointed director of the archaeological site of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 1860 and was the first who
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