Lanfranco Rasponi
Lanfranco Rasponi (11 December 1914 – 9 April 1983) was an Italian author, critic, and publicist. He is primarily known for his writing on opera and opera singers, especially his 1982 book, The Last Prima Donnas. Born in Florence, he was the son of an Italian aristocrat and an American mother. From the late 1940s to the early 1960s Rasponi was the publicity agent for many opera singers as well as for socialites and fashionable restaurants in New York City. For a while, he also owned the Sagittarius Gallery in Manhattan which specialised in introducing contemporary European artists. After a financial scandal in 1963, he left the United States for Italy and dedicated himself to writing. He spent his last years in Rio de Janeiro where he died at the age of 68.
primaryTopic
Lanfranco Rasponi
Lanfranco Rasponi (11 December 1914 – 9 April 1983) was an Italian author, critic, and publicist. He is primarily known for his writing on opera and opera singers, especially his 1982 book, The Last Prima Donnas. Born in Florence, he was the son of an Italian aristocrat and an American mother. From the late 1940s to the early 1960s Rasponi was the publicity agent for many opera singers as well as for socialites and fashionable restaurants in New York City. For a while, he also owned the Sagittarius Gallery in Manhattan which specialised in introducing contemporary European artists. After a financial scandal in 1963, he left the United States for Italy and dedicated himself to writing. He spent his last years in Rio de Janeiro where he died at the age of 68.
has abstract
Lanfranco Rasponi (11 December ...... here he died at the age of 68.
@en
birth date
1914-12-11
birth name
Lanfranco Dwight Rasponi Dalle Teste
@en
birth place
birth year
death date
death place
death year
occupation
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
49,436,204
Wikipage revision ID
736,180,999
Caption
Lanfranco Rasponi with Lillian Gish and
Ramon Novarro at the Sagittarius Gallery, 1955
nationality
subject
hypernym
comment
Lanfranco Rasponi (11 December ...... here he died at the age of 68.
@en
label
Lanfranco Rasponi
@en
wasDerivedFrom
gender
male
@en
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Lanfranco Rasponi
@en