Orto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza" Orto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza" The Orto Botanico dell'Università di Roma "La Sapienza" (12 hectares), also known as the Orto Botanico di Roma, is a botanical garden operated by the Sapienza University of Rome and located at Largo Cristina di Svezia 24, Rome, Italy. It is open Monday through Saturday, but closed entirely in August; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established on this site in 1883, although it is the successor to the Papal Botanical Gardens going back to the Renaissance. It is sited on the slopes of the Janiculum overlooking the 17th-century Palazzo Corsini,
Antonio Sapienza Salve regina. He remained in Italy for six years and composed three operas for the Neapolitan theatres which were well-received in their day. According to the "Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung", he was also one of the several composers who produced the dramatic cantata, "La fondazione di Partenope", performed at the Teatro San Carlo on 12 January 1824 to celebrate the birthday of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Sapienza returned to St. Petersburg in 1828 where he served as choir master and conductor at the Imperial Theatre until his death in 1855. Antonio Sapienza Antonio Sapienza (18 June 1794 –