Giuseppe Tornatore

” Italy finally underwent the process of unification and succeeded in 1870. For hundreds of years, Italy was ruled under city-states, therefore the peninsula was unable to form a unified nation. However, through several political leaders, such as Giuseppe Mazzini and Camillo Cavour, helped manifest the Italian unification process to success in the 19th century. As Italy struggled for unity and national identity in the period circa 1830-1870, contrasting viewpoints emerged on what type of government

important stage in the development of Europe. The modern world was shaped back then by the revolutionaries of this time period. The strong leaders; Bismarck, Guiseppe Garibaldi, and Camillo Cavour led their countries to a great thing, unification. Giuseppe Mazzini, an Italian patriot spearheaded a national revolutionary movement. Mazzini's ideology of an independent integrated republic spread quickly among large segments of the Italian people. Revolutionary cells formed throughout the Italian peninsula

How far do you agree that Garibaldi played a more important part than Cavour in the Unification of Italy? Garibaldi and Cavour were two very influential people in the unification for Italy and without them the unification may not have occurred. Although they both ultimately wanted the same thing, the unification of Italy, they went about it in different ways. Cavour was a highly intellectual man, who orchestrated things from a political stand point ensuring good relations with countries like France

Napoleon's support for Cavour was almost guaranteed. It is probable that Cavour knew this, and thus took full advantage of the fact. By now it seemed Cavour had earned himself some adversaries as well, however, such as prominent political figures Giuseppe Mazzini and Pallavicino. An illustration of this rivalry lies in this extract of a letter Mazzini sent to Cavour in 1856: "Between you and us, sir, an abyss yawns. We represent Italy, you the old, covetous, faint hearted ambitions of the house of

The Unification of Italy Before Unification Before unification, Italy was made up of several small countries. These separate countries seemed to share a common culture and language. From these similarities many people wanted to unify in nationalism. Napoleon had invaded Italy in 1796, so unification was not possible until he was defeated in 1814. A map of Italy before Unification. After Napoleon’s downfall Italy was made up of: Kingdom of two Sicilies, The Papal states, the Austrian empire

through his enforced conscription policies, which encouraged a sense of nationalism for the first time. The next stage was 1815 to 1849, involving primarily the Austrian Chancellor Prince Clemens von Metternich and the Italian political idealist Giuseppe Mazzini. They had an almost symbiotic relationship, ether justifying the others existence. This is argued by Sarti who implies Mazzini and Metternich helped unification through their hatred of each other; Mazzini served as the ideologist and Metternich

just one person. They left a mark on the world, putting their name in the history books for the love of something bigger than themselves. Giuseppe Mazzini was a man who learned at the age of twenty-one those who have ideals should fight for the things they believe in because they have the opportunity and drive. Due to reasons aforementioned and more, Giuseppe Mazzini is worthy of being called a true hero. By the 1830’s Mazzini loved Italy yet hated what it had become, a shattered state that was under

Garibaldi went to the USA, Austria backed out of the war therefore handing Lombardy to Sardinia. Treaty of Zurich ends northern Italy tension. Tuscany, Modena, and Parma seek annexation by Sardinia. Italy was scattered during the 1850s but came together in the 1860s and 70s to really become a world power. Piedmont became the unlikely unifying power of Italy. Victor Emmanuel II was the driving force. Sardinia fought against Russia in the Crimean war and won. Sardinia was overall different because

Otello and Desdemona Act I of Verdi’s Otello starts without a prelude. It starts directly with the storm. This opera has an aggressive starting which is represented by strong music. The opera begins outside a castle in Cyprus, near the shore in the midst of an unleashed evening storm full with queasy violin and horn undulations and high-woodwind lightning flashes (Hepokoski, 1987). Verdi represents the storm with trumpets, cornets, and trombones. Then, followed by Cassio, Montano, and his full

Listening to a recording of an opera is an altogether different beast, than seeing one in person. While you can get a sense of the music and the style behind a piece from a recording, there is something special about hearing it performed in person. Feeling the vibrations of the voices and orchestra, observing the characters moving on stage, the variable highs and lows of every different performance; all combine to form an experience vastly more complex and nuanced than simply listening to a recording