Famous italian legends
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Biographical Sketches
September 5, 1791
Meyer Beer was born on 5 September 1791 at the gates of the Prussian capital in Tasdorf/Vogelsdorf – today’s Rüdersdorf near Berlin. A pure coincidence, because the actual destination of the journey, Frankfurt an der Oder, is not reached. Meyer’s father Jacob Herz Beer (1769-1825) came from there and married Amalie Meyer Wulff (1767-1854) in Berlin on 4 September 1788. Traditionally, the birth was planned at the home of the parents-in-law in Frankfurt, where everything was already prepared for the birth of the first child. At the post station in Vogelsdorf, where the horses of the carriage were also changed, the journey to Frankfurt came to an abrupt end and Amalie gave birth to a son, allegedly in a covered wagon. Meyer’s father, Herz Beer, was a banker and successful entrepreneur of sugar refineries with branches in Berlin, Italy and at times in Hamburg. Amalie Beer was a daughter of Liepmann Meyer Wulff (1745-1812) and ran a highly respected salon known far beyond the borders of Berlin. Her philanthropy is le
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List of people from Italy
Below is a list of notable individuals from Italy, distinguished by their connection to the nation through residence, legal status, historical influence, or cultural impact. They are categorized based on their specific areas of achievement and prominence.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Acting
- Jeff Cameron (1932–1985) actor
- Stefano Accorsi (born 1971)
- Henry Armetta (1888–1945), character actor
- Roberto Benigni (born 1952), Oscar-winning actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director
- Rossano Brazzi (1916–1994)
- Lando Buzzanca (1935–2022), theatrical, film, and television actor
- Mario Carotenuto (1916–1995), actor of film and theatre
- Nino Castelnuovo (1936–2021). Most famous for playing opposite Catherine Deneuve in the 1964 film Les Parapluies de Cherbourg and in Italy, for his lead performance in the popular 1967 RAI TV mini-series I Promessi Sposi [it].
- Tino Caspanello (born 1983), actor, playwright
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Marco Filibeck
Italian lighting designer (born 1957)
Marco Filibeck
Filibeck in 2017
Born (1957-05-11) May 11, 1957 (age 67) Rome
Occupation Lighting designer Marco Filibeck (born May 11, 1957) is an Italian lighting designer.[1]
Biography
His father was the painter Gilberto Filibeck. Marco starts his career as lighting consolle operator, working on over two hundred live concert for Vasco Rossi between 1979 and 1984. He collaborates with different artists from the Italian music scene, like Enzo Jannacci ("Ci vuole orecchio" tour, 1981) and Loredana Bertè ("E la luna bussò" tour, 1979).
In 1983, Filibeck gets a qualification as light technician at Bologna's Teatro Comunale. Two years later he's hired at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. From 1996, Filibeck is lighting designer at Teatro alla Scala and in 2009 he becomes the lighting manager. During his career Filibeck has worked with the most important Italian and foreign directors, such as Franco Zeffirelli, Luca Ronconi, Liliana Cavani, Gabriele Salvatores, Àlex Ollé (La
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