(Encyclopedia) Goldoni, CarloGoldoni, Carlokärˈlō gōldôˈnē [key], 1707–93, Italian dramatist. He was enamored of comedy from childhood, having sketched his first comic drama at eight. He took a…
(Encyclopedia) Gesualdo, CarloGesualdo, Carlokärˈlō jāz&oomacr;älˈdō [key], Prince of Venosa, c.1560–1613, Italian composer. Gesualdo's first musical work was published in 1585. His complex later…
(Encyclopedia) Fontana, CarloFontana, Carlokärˈlō fōntäˈnä [key], 1634–1714, Italian architect. During his early years he worked for three of the most important architects of the high baroque period—…
(Encyclopedia) Monte CarloMonte CarlomôNtāˈ kärlōˈ [key], town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco, on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera. It is a tourist center noted for its world-…
(Encyclopedia) Levi, CarloLevi, Carlokärˈlō lāˈvē [key], 1902–75, Italian writer and painter, noted as an anti-Fascist leader. After taking a medical degree, Levi devoted himself to painting, gaining…
(Encyclopedia) Maratti or Maratta, CarloMaratti or Maratta, Carlokärˈlō märätˈtē, –tä [key], 1625–1713, Italian high baroque painter and engraver of the Roman school. He restored Raphael's frescoes…
(Encyclopedia) Bergonzi, Carlo, 1924–2014, Italian opera singer. He began his career as a baritone, debuting in 1948, but he made a second debut as a tenor in 1951 after realizing his voice was…
(Encyclopedia) Rubbia, Carlo, 1934–, Italian physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Pisa, 1957. A professor of physics at the Univ. of Rome and later at Harvard, Rubbia did his most important work with Simon van…
