Visconti

[ vees-kawn-tee ]

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noun

an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
Gian Ga·leaz·zo [jahn, gah-, lyaht, -saw], 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy.
��·��·�Դ� [loo-, kee, -naw], 1906–76, Italian stage and film director.

Visconti

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noun

the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447
ViscontiLuchino19061976MItalianTHEATRE: stage directorFILMS AND TV: director Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906–76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)

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She had already been working with great directors, especially Luchino Visconti, but now she had the physical means to go much further and invent the modern concept of opera as drama.

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“Reminds me of Hearst Castle,” said visitor Cherie Visconti, eyeing the dining room.

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One of the founders of Italian neorealism, Visconti apparently didn’t bother introducing himself to the young French actor.

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Her breakthrough in opera, the genre that defined her career, came in Europe in 1961, when she sang Salomé in Luchino Visconti’s production at the Spoleto Festival in Italy.

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Without benefit of additional vocal and instrumental overdubs — including Tony Visconti’s orchestration — the tracks take on the live feel of the recording studio.

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