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Franchetti, (Baron) Alberto
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Franchetti, (Baron) Alberto (
b Turin, 1860;
d Viareggio, 1942). It. composer. Dir., Florence Cons., 1926–8. His considerable wealth enabled him to stage his 9 operas which incl.
Asrael (1887),
Cristoforo Colombo (1892),
Germania (1902, CG 1907),
La figlia di Jorio (1906), and
Notte de Legenda (1915). Wrote sym. and chamber mus. Verdi recommended that he should comp.
Cristoforo Colombo to mark 400th anniversary of discovery of America. Was offered Illica's lib. of
Tosca by Ricordi before Puccini, but withdrew after some persuasion (and because he acknowledged that Puccini would write the better opera).
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Results of Viareggio Track and Field Meet (1)
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/23/2000; 360 words
; Following are Tuesday's results from the Viareggio track and field meet in Viareggio, Italy: Men: 100 meters: 1. Edson Ribeiro, Brazil, 10.52 seconds 2. Raphael de Oliveira, Brazil, 10.63 3. Massimiliano Donati, Italy, 10.89...
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wish I was here... Viareggio
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 10/14/2001; ; 388 words
; Viareggio has style. This is a place Italians themselves go on holiday. It lies...or bus, but it can be a relief to return to the sea and cooler air of Viareggio. Our hotel had a certain faded grandeur about it. Its terrace, where...
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Sotomayor Injures Left Leg at Viareggio Meet
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/23/2000; 307 words
; ...Tuesday and was doubful for the upcoming Olympic Games in Sydney in Viareggio, Italy. Sotomayor, 32, strained left hamstring on his second attempt at 2.28 meters at the Viareggio meet. The Cuban, who returned last week after serving half of...
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Tuscany trip features carnival in Viareggio
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/16/1990; ; 662 words
; ...The renowned pre-Lenten Carnival in the coastal resort of Viareggio is featured on a Feb. 1-14 escorted tour of northern Italy...Carnival events. All 12 nights in Italy will be spent at Viareggio's Hotel Astor, offering a chance to join in as many evenings...
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Statement: Tank Rail Car Accident Viareggio.
PR Newswire Europe; 6/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...PERCHTOLDSDORF, Austria, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- GATX Rail Europe is deeply saddened by the tragic derailment that occurred in Viareggio. GATX Rail Europe is cooperating with the appropriate authorities and at this time, full details regarding the cause of...
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Results from Viareggio Track and Field Meet (2-last)
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 8/23/2000; 287 words
; Italy, 36.30 seconds 2. Olabisi Apolabi, Italy, 37.22 3. Manuela Gentili, Italy, 39.44 4. Manuela Merlo, Italy, 39.60 5. Francesca Vaccarella, Italy, 40.76 6. Ilaria Ceccarelli, Italy 41.13 5,000m: 1. Roberta Brunet, Italy, 15 minutes, 15.94 seconds 2. Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, 15:16.10 3. Merina
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Tuscan towns ride high at Carnevale.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/19/1997; ; 700+ words
; Special to the Herald Viareggio and Forte dei Marmi are such small...thousands of visitors every February for Viareggio's Carnevale, a more intimate...Mardi Gras. This year, Carnevale in Viareggio is held Feb. 9-16. A tradition...
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Winning with style: the Italian shipyards set out to capture the world mega-yacht market and succeeded. Azimut-Benetti, Ferretti, Perini, Codecasa: imagination, technology, and class on the high seas. (Megayachts).
Magazine article from: Esquire; 5/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...a venerable shipbuilding dynasty from Viareggio. In 1981 their shipyard produced what...manufacturer and inventor, showed up in Viareggio a few years later with a long-standing...him. But he shot himself in a shed in Viareggio with two trusted mechanics and emerged...
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Freight train derails in Italy, kills 12, burns 50
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 6/30/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...station in the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio just before midnight Monday. A train...while an official with the hospital in Viareggio, Stefano Pasquinucci, said the death...plume of fire and smoke towering above Viareggio's low houses. An inferno raged through...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Pizza and quiet; JOIN THE ITALIANS ON A CIVILISED BREAK.. & BAG A STYLE BARGAIN ON TUSCAN COAST.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 8/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...but when the grey-haired grannies of Viareggio swoop out of the undergrowth on their...short stroll from the beach is one of Viareggio's more unexpected pleasures. There...grand but reasonably-priced hotel in Viareggio was a wonderful beach where the sand...
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Viareggio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Viareggio , city (1991 pop. 57,514), Tuscany, N central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a fishing center and a fashionable beach resort. The body of the poet Shelley was cremated there after his death by drowning at Lerici near La Spezia in 1822.
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Salvatore Quasimodo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Conservatory of Music. Quasimodo was the recipient of several literary prizes, such as the Etna-Taormina in 1953 and the Viareggio in 1958. In 1959 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Quasimodo died on June 14, 1968. Quasimodo's poetics...
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Rodriguez Group S.A.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...larger degree of flexibility, and higher margins. In 1979, the company located its first partner, at the Arno Shipyards in Viareggio, Italy. That partnership resulted in the launch of Rodriguez's first large-scale Open design, the Leopard series...
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Pacini, Giovanni
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...by 1835, abandoned stage for 5 yrs, discouraged by success of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. Founded mus. sch. at Viareggio 1835; head of ducal chapter at Lucca 1837. Returned to stage with tragedy, Saffo (Naples 1840). Its success induced...
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Franchetti, (Baron) Alberto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Franchetti, (Baron) Alberto ( b Turin, 1860; d Viareggio, 1942). It. composer. Dir., Florence Cons., 1926–8. His considerable wealth enabled him to stage his 9 operas...
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