Fabio Casadei Turroni
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Fabio Casadei Turroni is an Italian
novelist, musicologist and journalist. Son of the painter Rino Casadei Turroni, he studied singing and got his bachelor's degree as a musicologist at the Department of Art and Music at Bologna State University. He then established himself as a lyrical tenor. Casadei Turroni's performing style was highly appreciated by some of the best musicians of the 20th century, but at the age of 38 he gave up performing because of his health troubles, and started writing novels. He currently lives between Bologna
and Milan
.
His debut novel
, Moto Perpetuo (Perpetuum Mobile), was a best seller and won the first prize at the 2001 GLBT
Art Competition. His second novel Cosmicomiche Orgasmiche (a clear tribute to Italo Calvino
's Cosmicomiche) was published one year after. The third novel Angelo d'Edimburgo was published in 2006. The preface of the novel was written by the writer Roberto Pazzi
, and the postface was written by the composer Sylvano Bussotti
.
In 2007 Casadei Turroni wrote the libretto
for an opera, Ceneraccio (Cinderella), taken from old Norwegian tales. The music was written by Sylvano Bussotti
. Casadei Turroni also translated poems by Christopher Isherwood
into Italian for musical settings by Bussotti.
Casadei Turroni is also a political activist in support of the International Lesbian and Gay Association
and other LGBT
organizations.
Novels
Short novels
Screenplay
Music and literature essays
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
novelist, musicologist and journalist. Son of the painter Rino Casadei Turroni, he studied singing and got his bachelor's degree as a musicologist at the Department of Art and Music at Bologna State University. He then established himself as a lyrical tenor. Casadei Turroni's performing style was highly appreciated by some of the best musicians of the 20th century, but at the age of 38 he gave up performing because of his health troubles, and started writing novels. He currently lives between Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
His debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, Moto Perpetuo (Perpetuum Mobile), was a best seller and won the first prize at the 2001 GLBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
Art Competition. His second novel Cosmicomiche Orgasmiche (a clear tribute to Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino was an Italian journalist and writer of short stories and novels. His best known works include the Our Ancestors trilogy , the Cosmicomics collection of short stories , and the novels Invisible Cities and If on a winter's night a traveler .Lionised in Britain and the United States,...
's Cosmicomiche) was published one year after. The third novel Angelo d'Edimburgo was published in 2006. The preface of the novel was written by the writer Roberto Pazzi
Roberto Pazzi
Roberto Pazzi is an award winning Italian novelist and poet. His works have been translated into eighteen languages....
, and the postface was written by the composer Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti is an Italian composer of contemporary music whose work is unusually notated and often creates special problems of interpretation.Born in Florence, Bussotti learned to play the violin as a child, becoming a prodigy...
.
In 2007 Casadei Turroni wrote the libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
for an opera, Ceneraccio (Cinderella), taken from old Norwegian tales. The music was written by Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti
Sylvano Bussotti is an Italian composer of contemporary music whose work is unusually notated and often creates special problems of interpretation.Born in Florence, Bussotti learned to play the violin as a child, becoming a prodigy...
. Casadei Turroni also translated poems by Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood was an English-American novelist.-Early life and work:Born at Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire in North West England, Isherwood spent his childhood in various towns where his father, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army, was stationed...
into Italian for musical settings by Bussotti.
Casadei Turroni is also a political activist in support of the International Lesbian and Gay Association
International Lesbian and Gay Association
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is an international organization bringing together more than 750 LGBTI groups from around the world. It continues to be active in campaigning for LGBT rights on the international human rights and civil rights scene and...
and other LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
organizations.
Works
FictionNovels
- Moto perpetuo, Zoe edition, Forlì, 2001
- Cosmicomiche Orgasmiche, Zoe edition, Forlì, 2002
- Angelo d'Edimburgo, LM edition, Bologna, 2005
- (ef)fusioni, ilmiolibro.it edition, 2011
Short novels
- Squilli, in Menomen2, Mondadori, Milan, 2002
- Alan, in Menonmen5, Mondadori, Milan, 2006
- L'ultimo, in Bolognaracconta, BSB edition, Bologna, 2008
Screenplay
- Il tributo, 2007
Music and literature essays
- Mozartiane II, Maggio Musicale FiorentinoMaggio Musicale FiorentinoMaggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual opera festival which was founded in April 1933 by conductor Vittorio Gui with the aim of presenting contemporary and forgotten operas in visually dramatic productions. It was the first music festival in Italy. The first opera presented was Verdi's early...
, Florence, 2007 - Silvano-Sylvano, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2007
- Parole diverse, WLM edition, Bergamo, 2008
- Uccidere Bussotti - Ceneraccio, ilmiolibro edizioni, 2011
External links
- :it:Fabio Casadei Turroni Italian Wikipedia article
- Fabio Casadei Turroni as a translator: a biographical book about Italian translators on Flipkart
- Fabio Casadei Turroni as a novelist: a biographical book about Italian writers on Amazon