Alfredo Testoni

Alfredo Testoni
Born11 October 1856
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died17 December 1931 (aged 75)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
OccupationWriter

Alfredo Testoni (1856–1931) was an Italian playwright and poet known for his work in the Bolognese dialect.[1] In 1888 he established his own company at the Teatro Contavalli in Bologna. Among his best known plays is Cardinal Lambertini, a 1905 work set in eighteenth century Bologna. A number of his works have been adapted for film and television.[2]

References

  1. ^ Farrell & Puppa p.241
  2. ^ Goble p.456

Bibliography

  • Farrell, Joseph & Puppa, Paolo A History of Italian Theatre. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.


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