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Ludovico Ariosto(1474-1553)

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Ludovico Ariosto was born on 8 September 1474 in Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy]. He was a writer, known for The Madness of Roland (1992), Prestige de la musique (1963) and Il viaggio di Astolfo (1972). He died on 6 July 1553 in Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy].
BornSeptember 8, 1474
DiedJuly 6, 1553(78)
BornSeptember 8, 1474
DiedJuly 6, 1553(78)
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Known for

The Madness of Roland
Video Game
  • Writer
  • 1992
Prestige de la musique (1963)
Prestige de la musique
TV Series
  • Writer
Il viaggio di Astolfo (1972)
Il viaggio di Astolfo
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1972
Orlando furioso (1974)
Orlando furioso
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Soraya Mafi in Glyndebourne: Alcina (2022)
    Glyndebourne: Alcina
    9.7
    TV Movie
    • based on
    • 2022
  • Alcina. G.F. Händel
    TV Special
    • inspired by 'Orlando Furioso' by
    • 2022
  • Handel: Ariodante (2021)
    Handel: Ariodante
    Video
    • poem
    • 2021
  • Orlando furioso (2018)
    Orlando furioso
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2018
  • Daniel Behle, Angélique Noldus, and Sabina Puértolas in Alcina (2015)
    Alcina
    TV Movie
    • based on: "Orlando furioso"
    • 2015
  • Patricia Petibon in Ariodante (2014)
    Ariodante
    TV Movie
    • poem
    • 2014
  • Orlando furioso d'Antonio Vivaldi (2011)
    Orlando furioso d'Antonio Vivaldi
    TV Movie
    • from
    • 2011
  • Alcina (2010)
    Alcina
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Ariodante: Opera in tre atti (2008)
    Ariodante: Opera in tre atti
    Video
    • adapted from: "Orlando furioso"
    • 2008
  • Alcina (2000)
    Alcina
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • after "Orlando furioso"
    • 2000
  • The Madness of Roland
    Video Game
    • epic poem
    • 1992
  • Alcina
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • after "Orlando furioso" (as Arioste)
    • 1990
  • Marilyn Horne in Orlando furioso (1990)
    Orlando furioso
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • poem by (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Hearts and Armour (1983)
    Hearts and Armour
    5.6
    • poem "Orlando furioso" (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Alcina (1978)
    Alcina
    TV Movie
    • poem
    • 1978

Soundtrack

  • Alcina (2000)
    Alcina
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Soundtrack ("Alcina, dramma per musica in tre atti (1735)")
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Arioste
  • Born
    • September 8, 1474
    • Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy]
  • Died
    • July 6, 1553
    • Ferrara, Duchy of Ferrara [now Emilia-Romagna, Italy](tuberculosis)

Did you know

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    Alberto Savinio named his two children after two characters in Ariosto's poem "Orlando Furioso" (1516).

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