Which eponymous operatic heroine leaps to her death from Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo?
Castel Sant'Angelo seen in an open court in the interior of the Castle. The Papal state also used Sant'Angelo as a prison; Giordano Bruno, for example, was imprisoned there for six years. Another prisoner was the sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini. Executions were performed in the small inner courtyard. As a prison, it was also the setting for the third act of Giacomo Puccini's 1900 opera "Tosca"; the eponymous heroine leaps to her death from the Castel's ramparts. Decommissioned in 1901, the castle is now a museum, the "Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo". It received 1,234,443 visitors in 2016. Castel Sant'Angelo The
Giorgio di Sant' Angelo Giorgio di Sant' Angelo Giorgio di Sant' Angelo (Jorge Alberto Imperatrice), commonly known as Giorgio Sant'Angelo, (19331989) was an Italian/Argentinian fashion designer based in the United States. He was known for creating ethnic-inspired looks early in his career, for which he won the prestigious American Coty Fashion Critic's award in 1968 and in 1970. Using fabrics like tie-dyed chiffon, leather and cotton, he created romantic clothing that reflected the hippie culture of the era. But his innovative use of knitwear, which he continuously developed throughout his career, was often his signature and was an influence on other designers. Sant'Angelo was