#Roberto De Simone

[apis-vergilii]

“Il segno di Virgilio”, Roberto De Simone (1982)

Happy almost Ides of October, especially for my Italian and Italophone Classics nerds and Virgil stans, have some snapshots of the weirdest book I own.

Roberto De Simone is a folklorist, musicologist and writer from Naples, probably best known as one of the founding members of the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare and a central figure in the Italian folk music revival of the 1970s-80s. He also wrote this magnificently strange tome on the legend of Virgil as a magical or divine figure and how he has thoroughly syncretized with Neapolitan folklore and folk religion in particular.

He puts Virgil himself in context as a poet, scholar and quite possibly esoteric mystic of his time, but the bulk of the book is about how he became a legendary folk “saint” - associated with everything from Hellenic and Italic sun gods to the Blessed Virgin - first in pre-Christian times and then being deliberately Christianized along with everything else sacred. He also collects a vast number of Neapolitan legends and folk tales featuring him in his various mystical and magical guises.

It’s also bound like a giant Renaissance grimoire full of engravings and illustrations and fancy typesetting. I would run into a burning house to save this thing.

It’s a bold and strange book, and I don’t know how well it would stand up to peer review, but it’s not meant to be a PhD thesis - it’s meant to be a book of magic and legend, with Maro’s radiant spirit hiding beneath the ink on every page.

[gouldblogger]

A production of La Gatta Cenerentola (Cinderella the Cat), a Neapolitan opera by ROBERTO DE SIMONE

[production details unknown. photos taken by Alfredo Tabocchini]

[maimoncat]

what's up, fellow gatta cenerentola musical stan?

Doing well, hell yeah!

Only got to watch the show in full recently. I started watching it with my mum a month ago, but then had to watch the last two acts on my own.

I adore the music, my dad would sometimes listen to NCCP's pieces himself, and I love all the different folk tale versions De Simone added to the story!

Also watching this made me re-appreciate the 2017 movie.

[maimoncat]

was wondering if you meant the animated movie or the musical from the 70s

I have to agree either way, though...

Gatta Cenerentola is so good and people do not even know it exists

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue April 15, 1960

Two black and white dresses by Roberto Capucci, on the black and white pedestrian crossing in Piazza di Spagna. On the left, Nina Devos wears a strapless tunic dress in white cotton with black ottoman stripes. On the right, Simone d'Aillencourt in a black Ottoman tunic dress; white striped petticoat, belt. "Roman Glow" makeup by Eve de Rome.

Deux robes en noir et blanc de Roberto Capucci, sur le passage pour piétons en noir et blanc de la Piazza di Spagna. À gauche, Nina Devos porte une robe tunique sans bretelles en coton blanc à rayures noires ottoman. À droite, Simone d'Aillencourt dans une robe tunique ottomane noire; jupon à rayures blanches, ceinture. Maquillage "Roman Glow" par Eve de Rome.

Photo William Klein

vogue archive

[arcimboldisworld]

Fedora - Grand Théâtre de Genève 15.12.2024

Fedora - Grand Théâtre de Genève 15.12.2024 #umbertogiordano #aleksandrakurzak #robertoalagna #genf #operalover #review

“Fedora” findet sich auf den Spielplänen eher selten – schade eigentlich, denn Umberto Giordano muss sich keineswegs hinter Puccini oder Mascagni verstecken. Am Grand Théatre de Genève ist aktuell eine mit ALEKSANDRA KURZAK und ROBERTO ALAGNA hervorragend besetzte und weihnachtlich glänzende Inszenierung von ARNAUD BERNARD zu sehen. Am Pult steht ANTONINO FOGLIANI. Die Reise an den Genfer See…

[marcogiovenale]

finalisti del premio "poesia di strada", 2024 (premiazione il 7 dicembre)

L’Associazione Culturale Licenze Poetiche comunica che la giuria della XXVII edizione del premio Poesia di Strada, composta da Viola Amarelli, Enrico De Lea, Marco Giovenale, Lorenzo Mari, Renata Morresi e Alessandro Seri, ha individuato i 10 finalisti che, in ordine alfabetico sono: Roberto Ariagno, Simone Beghi, Cinzia Colazzo, Laura Costantini, Loriana D’Ari, Ermanno Guantini, Roberto Marconi,…

[omduart-thewriter]

Cuentos completos: Henry Simon Leprince

Este relato es desolador. No, no puedo pasarme la reseña de todos los relatos de Bolaño diciendo que son desoladores. Más adelante os explico el porqué de esta desolación, pero primero; ¿Quién es Henry Simon Leprince? Henry Simon Leprince es un escritor francés mediocre. Leprince, a pesar de su apellido de nobleza es de baja cuna y de izquierdas. En un mundo de preguerra nadie le presta…

[reitsportportal]

Jumping Verona 2023: Simon Delestre gewinnt den Qualifier for LONGINES FEI Jumping World Cup™ Verona

[halcyone-of-the-sea]

Wow! As the header says, my blog just went past 5k followers - I'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who hopped on for this journey; I'm having the time of my life sharing my writing with you all.

In celebration and as a way to have a little fun - I'll be opening my inbox for a day and letting those who want to send in something fill it up!

Now, I know you're probably asking yourself 'Hal, I thought you said requests are going to be closed so you can finish the ones you have and work on the AUs?' And you'd be correct - I did say that. I'm not going to be writing full-length works for this event.

To anyone who sends something in (and follows the rules I have in place on my Request Form (be sure to check it even if you've already read it, I added some more characters and other stuff)) I'll be writing one-to-two page drabbles!

All this being said, after this post is uploaded I'll be opening my inbox up to anyone who would want to participate and closing it exactly one day after!

Thank you again for being the best community ever - I'm incredibly lucky to be surrounded by kind and respectful individuals as well as mutuals who are mind-numbingly sweet. I could not have achieved all of this without you; I think that's beautiful.

This post will also serve as the Masterlist for all of the expected drabbles, so if you'd like to keep updated on what's going to be happening/being written soon, this would be a good place to hang out!

ALL COMPLETED AS OF 11/5/2023

IMAGES USED: A black retriever in an extensive mountainous landscape by Maud Earl & L'angelo, la morte e il diavolo by Roberto Ferri || TOTAL: 5

➣The Perfect One

╰┈➤ ❝ [He stares at the rings under the glass with an acute narrowness to his eyes. He inspects every one as if a bomb might go off at any second, not missing a single detail in the metal.] ❞

➣Get In

╰┈➤ ❝ [Coming home with bruises and stitched wounds, you drag him into the bathroom to wash away the memories.] ❞

➣Hum Me A Tune, Blue-Eyes

╰┈➤ ❝ [You listen to his heartbeat as he keeps you to his chest, his breath tickling your hair.] ❞

➣Here Now

╰┈➤ ❝ [He nearly misses one of the most important moments of your lives together.] ❞

➣Burst Veins

╰┈➤ ❝ [He never noticed you weren't behind him.] ❞

IMAGES USED:  Fallen Angel by Roberto Ferri & Nature of Fear by Nicola Samori || TOTAL: 5

➣Nervous Eyes

╰┈➤ ❝ [No one understands how you two get along - not when you're so different. It makes you second-guess yourself. He notices.] ❞

➣Blood Like Obsidian

╰┈➤ ❝ [Simon can only fight against so many nurses as they shove him back from your operation room.] ❞

➣Supposed To Happen

╰┈➤ ❝ [You died and left him a child he had no idea existed. How can he even begin to try and understand?] ❞

➣Digging Gaze

╰┈➤ ❝ [You indulge in a one-night-stand after you'd both called it quits, only, it leads to more problems. When he sees you again, how will he react to the swelling of your stomach?] ❞

➣Sole Survivor

╰┈➤ ❝ [Your father died years ago, and so you fall under the stiff, and unyielding, protection of your Uncle Simon. But it's not all bad. He can be funny when he wants to be.] ❞

IMAGES USED: White and Black by Vadim Gorbatov & Saint Augustine by Philippe de Champaigne || TOTAL: 7

➣Didn't Mean It

╰┈➤ ❝ [Arguments are rare, certainly ones that leave you in tears.] ❞

➣Him, Her, and the Dog

╰┈➤ ❝ [The woes of pining after a woman whose deadly K9 looks like it hates his guts.] ❞

➣Drunken Sappiness

╰┈➤ ❝ [You can't say you've ever had a boyfriend as perfect as Kyle.] ❞

➣How Do You Listen To That?

╰┈➤ ❝ [It was three a.m. when you all got the call to load up, but what's the best way to wake both yourself and the Sergeant up?] ❞

➣Finally Broken

╰┈➤ ❝ [Childhood friends turned lovers. The realization was far more violent and instantaneous than you'd like to admit.] ❞

➣Don't Look At Her

╰┈➤ ❝ [The bomb starts ticking down, rapidly firing to zero. Gaz won't let Price near you. Not after he'd remembered the Captain's actions when they'd first met.] ❞

➣In His Head

╰┈➤ ❝ [Collection of his SFW and NSFW quirks.] ❞

IMAGES USED: Scene from the Great Flood by Joseph-Désiré Court & Saint Jerome in Prayer by Carlo Dolci || TOTAL: 7

➣Life Snaps By In Flashes

╰┈➤ ❝ [A collection of memories from the second he laid eyes on you. All flashing past in the soft buzzing of the overhead lights.] ❞

➣Heart-Eyes

╰┈➤ ❝ [Being a medic wasn't pretty, but when your boyfriend was the subject under your needle you can't help but enjoy his unwavering gaze. Today, he has something to share with you.] ❞

➣From Ten To Twenty & Beyond

╰┈➤ ❝ [You've known him ever since the incident on the playground, and now you can't help but imagine that same boy as you watch him make supper with flour in his hair.] ❞

➣Find Me

╰┈➤ ❝ [You're finally back in One-Four-One's hands, but that doesn't mean you're saved. Johnny tracks you down after a violent episode.] ❞

➣Still The Same Fools

╰┈➤ ❝ [There was always a rivalry between you two - that hasn't changed even if both of you have. Years later, the boiling point is finally met.] ❞

➣Is This Why?

╰┈➤ ❝ [He finally sees why you never introduced him to your parents.] ❞

➣Oblivious Pining

╰┈➤ ❝ [Johnny hangs off you like a silent beast. Not that you would notice, of course.] ❞

IMAGES USED: King Gustav III of Sweden and His Brothers by Alexander Roslin & Geography lesson by Eduard Karl Gustav Lebrecht Pistorius || TOTAL: 6

KEEGAN P. RUSS:

➣Paint The Dawn; Paint My Eyes

╰┈➤ ❝ [In the midst of war and death, there's little time for pleasure. All you had was a ripped-up sketchbook to call your own, its contents littered with the rough face of your comrade.] ❞

➣Hold Her Close

╰┈➤ ❝ [Keegan cares for his young daughter.] ❞

➣When The Fighting Stops & The Silence Sets In

╰┈➤ ❝ [Continuation of (Don't) Go To War: the aftermath of recovery and a budding relationship.] ❞

➣Movies and Stale Popcorn

╰┈➤ ❝ [Oak and Keegan finally get to watch that movie.] ❞

DAVID 'HESH' WALKER:

➣To The Boy of My Childhood

╰┈➤ ❝ [Ten years came and went fast, but the memory of the Walker boys stayed. One more than the other. You never got to tell him you loved him.] ❞

➣Keep The Sheets Warm, My Love Is Coming Home

╰┈➤ ❝ [If this wasn't enough to prove that you were the only person for Hesh, you didn't know what did.] ❞

IMAGES USED: Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio & Amor Vincit Omnia by Caravaggio || TOTAL: 17

CAPTAIN JOHN 'SOAP' MACTAVISH:

➣New Paint

╰┈➤ ❝ [Fighting to forget you, MacTavish finds comfort in whoever he can. Yet, like the layers of paint on the walls, it always peels back to you.] ❞

➣A Song of Gnashing Teeth

╰┈➤ ❝ [There was never a day where the two of you weren't butting heads - everyone was at their wit's end. Of course, you would both be forced to cooperate at some point.] ❞

➣Listen To My Voice

╰┈➤ ❝ [He orders you to focus on him as the sounds outside the cell get closer. He promises nothing will happen to you. You know he's lying.] ❞

➣Look At The Stars; Look At Me

╰┈➤ ❝ [Stargazing in the middle of an overgrown and wild glade.] ❞

➣Alive and Breathing

╰┈➤ ❝ [You're sick. Very sick. John takes drastic action.] ❞

➣I Can See It In Your Eyes

╰┈➤ ❝ [It's finally time to meet the family.] ❞

➣A Green-Eyed Monster

╰┈➤ ❝ [You'd slept together, sure. No strings attached. Then why are you trying to make him jealous? Who cares, the point is that it's working.] ❞

SERGEANT GARY 'ROACH' SANDERSON:

➣Dance With Me Before The Chill Sets In

╰┈➤ ❝ [Tired? Yes, but he's never too tired for you and your loveliness. But maybe you need to remember to lock the door when you're home alone.] ❞

➣Raining Cats and Dogs

╰┈➤ ❝ [Roach has a deep love of storms.] ❞

OPERATION OFFICER ALEX KELLER:

➣Bright-Eyed History Lesson

╰┈➤ ❝ [A librarian with a fascination for war history and a soldier who loves how her eyes light up. Like a dog, he can't stop himself from coming back; smiling like a fool.] ❞

COLONEL ALEJANDRO VARGAS:

➣Hold Me Longer

╰┈➤ ❝ [Mornings spent in the sanctity of warm sunlight and bare skin.] ❞

SERGEANT MAJOR RODOLFO 'RUDY' PARRA:

➣A Love Like Ours Makes Us Strong

╰┈➤ ❝ [Rodolfo came back, alive but bruised. How do you explain how terrified you were?] ❞

COMMANDER PHILLIP GRAVES:

➣Sleeping On The Porch

╰┈➤ ❝ [As it turns out, your husband never really died. It's safe to say you're not overjoyed.] ❞

➣Love Echoes In Silence

╰┈➤ ❝ [You can feel him watching you, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and a small smile. Humming to yourself, you listen to the birds outside the window.] ❞

SEBASTIAN JOSEF KRUEGER:

➣Ain't Giving Up My Pride

╰┈➤ ❝ [You get on his nerves, partially because you want to. But what happens when he finally snaps?] ❞

ALL 141 INCLUDED (SEPARATE):

➣Count The Hours

╰┈➤ ❝ [Collection of what the One-Four-One do on their down-hours with their Lovers] ❞

➣Wide-Eyed Panic

╰┈➤ ❝ [Why were you behind the couch?] ❞

[if-not-now-tell-me-when]

Society of the Snow is incredible in so many ways. But one of the biggest is the incredible, tender thoughtfulness put into casting the boys.

In Pablo Vierci's book, he wrote in the forward that before filming, Enzo met Numa's family and walked through their home. One of his sisters said, "when they went into the backyard, she felt for a moment as if her brother had come back." Also, when the survivors met the cast, they were stunned by how similar Diego and Alfonsina looked to Marcelo and Suzy. One of the survivors said that when Alfonsina stood up to speak to the group, his mind just couldn't comprehend it because Suzy Parrado was dead, but there she was in front of them.

The video I was waiting for.

Actors and characters side by side, posted by Bayona on his instagram.

[gouldblogger]

Pictures of some concerts by the Italian musical group Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare (trans. The New Company of Folk Song) in 1975

[pangeen]

“ Madeira “ // Roberto De Simone

[vadaviaaiciap]

Secondo Grok questa è la lista dei politici italiani finanziati da Soros o da una delle sue ONG

- Brando Maria Benifei

- Sergio Cofferati

- Cécile Kyenge

- Alessia Mosca

- Andrea Cozzolino

- Elena Gentile

- Roberto Gualtieri

- Isabella De Monte

- Luigi Morgano

- Pier Antonio Panzeri

- Gianni Pittella

- Elena Schlein

- Daniele Viotti

- Barbara Spinelli

- Stefano Ceccanti

- Simone D'Angelo

- Enrico Rossi

- Rachele Scarpa

- Caterina Cerroni

- Nicola Fratoianni

- Marco Grimaldi

- Arturo Scotto

- Michele Fina

- Riccardo Magi

- Benedetto Della Vedova

[nocturnalazure]

A-Z Challenge: List your sims in order, trying to complete the alphabet (2)

And the second part, M to Z. :) @wannabecatwriter

Tagging @kimmiessimmies, @hazely-sims, @vampireacademysims, and @miss-may-i! (if you want to, of course)

Maggie Bernauer Marcello Guerrini Marina Prattle Martha Rosencrantz Martin Blake Mary Jane Anderson Matthew Strickland Matthieu Hamming Max Blake Mei Wong Melanie Kent Melina Chaun Milan Garrett Millicent Langlois Minh Lee Mircea Cornel Mochi Muhammad Al-Saud Nadia Wellack Nash Blair Natalya Schell Nathaniel Golzine Nellie Heilmann Nelly Strickland Nick Bellamy Nicoletta Pastorini Noah Deville Odessa Olga Sisk Omar Ayad Orian Zay Os01 Oscar Simson Papa Golzine Parvati Patel Patty Hong Paul Daumillier Paule Leneuf Penelope Crewe Pete Piper Crewe Pippa Crewe Qian Fang Hei Queen Bee Honeydew Raja Ansari Ralph Connery Reagan Richmond Ren Su Renato Guerrini Renée Crastaing Richard Zay Richie Striker Riley Lazlo Riri Leneuf Risa Parsons Robbie Wong Roberto Guerrini Roland Crastaing Romeo Pastorini Ronan Fangmann Rose Wong Roxana Cornel Ruby Blythe Sabrina Guerrini Sacha Parsons Sadie Golzine Sakine Rkha Salima Rkha Sally Goring Sam Golzine Samira Strickland Samuel Simson Sandy Parsons Sara Alterego Sean Cooper Sebastian Striker Seth Zay Shana Blair Shawn Drudge Shu Wong Sid Golzine Silvana Zay Simon Hamming Solal Vuxqpuatok Sophie Jimenez Stella Deville Susan Blythe Suzy Strummer Sylvain Cooper Tabitha Attaway Tamaki Umeda Tanya Gutierrez Tao Lu Tara Cooper Tariq Scott Tarkam Rkha Terrence Deville Thelchtereia Triton Theo Golzine Thomas Leneuf Tiara Angelista Timothy Golzine Tobias Blake Todd Steel Toni Castaldo Travis Steel Trent Glover Tristan de Lalaing Ty Huey Udavaela Qrtbvo Ulrich Heilmann Vanessa Cooper Veronica Del Sol Victor Lazlo Victoria Lazlo Viggo Golzine Vincenzo Pastorini Violette Blake Vladimir Gothik Warner Wayne Blake William Fangmann Willie Robbins Xander Glover Xavier Blake Xiao Ming Wong Xinyi Wong Xiwi Kiwitt Yann Wong Yasmine Rkha Youssef Nagi Yu Wong Zachary Strickland Zai Jian Hei Zeke Delmastro

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Roberto De Simone