Happy #LeapDay birthday to Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, born #onthisday in 1792! Here’s a satirical print by Eugène Delacroix praising the originality, creativity and modernism of Rossini and of the Théatre Italien. Rossini is shown here with rolled sheets of music bursting from his pockets while supporting three singers as characters from his operas: Manuel del Populo Garcia (as Othello in 'Othello'), Madam Mainville-Fodor (as Rosina in 'The Barber of Seville') and Pellegrini (as Figaro in 'The Barber of Seville'). http://ow.ly/YRXD1
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI (Italian: [ˈɛnnjo morriˈkoːne]; born 10 November 1928) is an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and former ...
Famed Italian composer Ennio Morricone just won the Oscar for Best Original Score for his ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
Mary Magdalene (Hebrew: מרים המגדלית, original Greek: Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή),[2] or Mary of Magdala and sometimes The Magdalene, is a figure in Christianity. Mary Magdalene travelled with Jesus as one of his followers. She is said to have witnessed Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection.[3] Within the four Gospels she is named at least 12 times,[4] more than most of the apostles. During the Middle Ages she developed a reputation in Western Christianity as being a repentant prostitute or loose woman. This is not supported by the canonical gospels.