Francesco Gabrielli
Francesco Gabrielli (1588–1636) was an Italian actor of the ''commedia dell'arte''. He was particularly famous as a virtuoso musician, who was an accomplished player of a dozen musical instruments. He is sometimes credited with the creation of Scapino, a musical ''zanni'' (servant) role, which he may actually have taken from Niccolò Barbieri. Gabrielli first appears as a member of the troupe of the Accesi in 1612, is later recorded as a member of the Confidenti, and in 1624 was with the Fedeli in Paris (under the direction of Giovan Battista Andreini), before rejoining the Accesi.In 1627 Gabrielli learned that the Duke of Mantua was seeking a company of actors and wrote a letter from Ferrara to Antonio Costantini, the Duke's assistant, offering to bring his family and fellow players to perform in Mantua. The letter reveals much concerning the difficulties of forming a balanced ensemble and the professional rivalries among actors, both within and between troupes.
Francesco Gabrielli was the son of the well known ''commedia dell'arte'' actor Giovanni Gabrielli (known as Sivello). Francesco married Spinetta Locatelli, an actress who appeared with him, and they had several children who became actors, including Giulia (seen in Paris as Diana in 1645). It is uncertain whether Girolamo Gabrielli (a famous Pantalone) and Ippolita Gabrielli (a troupe manager in 1663) were his children. Provided by Wikipedia
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5by Alessia Amato, Francesco Gabrielli, Francesco Spinozzi, Lorenzo Magi Galluzzi, Susanna Balducci, Francesca BeolchiniGet full text
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6by Pietro Achilli, Angelo Guttadauro, Paolo Bonfanti, Sabina Terragni, Luca Fumagalli, Ugo Cioffi, Francesco Gabrielli, Matilde De Simone, Marco ChiarelliGet full text
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7by Angelo Guttadauro, Matteo Maternini, Silvia Frassani, Matilde De Simone, Marco Chiarelli, Daniele Macchini, Nicoletta Pecora, Aimone Bertolini, Ugo Cioffi, Francesco GabrielliGet full text
Published 2018-09-01
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8by Marco Chiarelli, Mauro Zago, Fulvio Tagliabue, Morena Burati, Cristina Riva, Alice Vanzati, Emanuele Dainese, Francesco Gabrielli, Angelo Guttadauro, Matilde De Simone, Ugo CioffiGet full text
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9by Ghada Muhjazi, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, José Antonio Ruiz-Postigo, Hoda Atta, Mona Osman, Hyam Bashour, Atef Al Tawil, Hania Husseiny, Rasmieh Allahham, Richard AllanGet full text
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10by Khalfan A Mohammed, Hamad J Haji, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Likezo Mubila, Gautam Biswas, Lester Chitsulo, Mark H Bradley, Dirk Engels, Lorenzo Savioli, David H MolyneuxGet full text
Published 2008-01-01
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11by Fidel Villegas, René Angles, René Barrientos, Gary Barrios, María Adela Valero, Kamal Hamed, Heiner Grueninger, Steven K Ault, Antonio Montresor, Dirk Engels, Santiago Mas-Coma, Albis Francesco GabrielliGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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12by Alejandro J Krolewiecki, Patrick Lammie, Julie Jacobson, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Bruno Levecke, Eugenia Socias, Luis M Arias, Nicanor Sosa, David Abraham, Ruben Cimino, Adriana Echazú, Favio Crudo, Jozef Vercruysse, Marco AlbonicoGet full text
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14by Antonio Montresor, David Addiss, Marco Albonico, Said Mohammed Ali, Steven K Ault, Albis-Francesco Gabrielli, Amadou Garba, Elkhan Gasimov, Theresa Gyorkos, Mohamed Ahmed Jamsheed, Bruno Levecke, Pamela Mbabazi, Denise Mupfasoni, Lorenzo Savioli, Jozef Vercruysse, Aya YajimaGet full text
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15by Michele Pisano, Marco Ceresoli, Stefania Cimbanassi, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Federico Coccolini, Giuseppe Borzellino, Gianluca Costa, Niccolò Allievi, Bruno Amato, Djamila Boerma, Pietro Calcagno, Luca Campanati, Fabio Cesare Campanile, Alberto Casati, Osvaldo Chiara, Antonio Crucitti, Salomone di Saverio, Marco Filauro, Francesco Gabrielli, Angelo Guttadauro, Yoram Kluger, Stefano Magnone, Cecilia Merli, Elia Poiasina, Alessandro Puzziello, Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Luca AnsaloniGet full text
Published 2019-03-01
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16by Anthony W Solomon, Dirk Engels, Robin L Bailey, Isobel M Blake, Simon Brooker, Jia-Xu Chen, Jun-Hu Chen, Thomas S Churcher, Chris J Drakeley, Tansy Edwards, Alan Fenwick, Michael French, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Nicholas C Grassly, Emma M Harding-Esch, Martin J Holland, Artemis Koukounari, Patrick J Lammie, Jacqueline Leslie, David C Mabey, Mohamed Rhajaoui, W Evan Secor, J Russell Stothard, Hu Wei, A Lee Willingham, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Rosanna W PeelingGet full text
Published 2012-01-01
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17by Paola Fugazzola, Marco Ceresoli, Vanni Agnoletti, Ferdinando Agresta, Bruno Amato, Paolo Carcoforo, Fausto Catena, Osvaldo Chiara, Massimo Chiarugi, Lorenzo Cobianchi, Federico Coccolini, Alessandro De Troia, Salomone Di Saverio, Andrea Fabbri, Carlo Feo, Francesco Gabrielli, Angela Gurrado, Angelo Guttadauro, Leonardo Leone, Daniele Marrelli, Luca Petruzzelli, Nazario Portolani, Francesco Paolo Prete, Alessandro Puzziello, Massimo Sartelli, Giorgio Soliani, Mario Testini, Salvatore Tolone, Matteo Tomasoni, Gregorio Tugnoli, Pierluigi Viale, Monica Zese, Offir Ben Ishay, Yoram Kluger, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Luca AnsaloniGet full text
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18by Mauro Podda, Patricia Sylla, Gianluca Baiocchi, Michel Adamina, Vanni Agnoletti, Ferdinando Agresta, Luca Ansaloni, Alberto Arezzo, Nicola Avenia, Walter Biffl, Antonio Biondi, Simona Bui, Fabio C. Campanile, Paolo Carcoforo, Claudia Commisso, Antonio Crucitti, Nicola De’Angelis, Gian Luigi De’Angelis, Massimo De Filippo, Belinda De Simone, Salomone Di Saverio, Giorgio Ercolani, Gustavo P. Fraga, Francesco Gabrielli, Federica Gaiani, Mario Guerrieri, Angelo Guttadauro, Yoram Kluger, Ari K. Leppaniemi, Andrea Loffredo, Tiziana Meschi, Ernest E. Moore, Monica Ortenzi, Francesco Pata, Dario Parini, Adolfo Pisanu, Gilberto Poggioli, Andrea Polistena, Alessandro Puzziello, Fabio Rondelli, Massimo Sartelli, Neil Smart, Michael E. Sugrue, Patricia Tejedor, Marco Vacante, Federico Coccolini, Justin Davies, Fausto CatenaGet full text
Published 2021-07-01
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