Word: ischia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Born. To Amelia Eden Borelli, 26, Sir Anthony's niece, who ran off to the Italian island of Ischia last year to marry a $34-a-week ferryboat engineer, and Boatman Giovanni Borelli, 30: a daughter; in London, where the couple is visiting. Name: Chaira Maria. Weight...
Married. Amelia Eden, 25, niece of former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden; and Giovanni Borrelli, 30, $35-a-week engine-room mate on a ferryboat that runs between Naples and Ischia; in Ischia, Italy. Said the bride's mother: "I'm not worried about Amelia's happiness. I know she will be happy. What worries me is the plumbing...
Toward the Double Bass. The new concerto is a close collaboration between Piatigorsky's Russian ebullience and Walton's polite English diligence. Composer Walton started his work two years ago on the Italian island of Ischia, but he and Piatigorsky, then touring the U.S. and Asia, kept in close touch. "I would cable him, IN BAR FOUR AFTER F. IS THAT A B OR B FLAT," says Piatigorsky. "and I would get an answer: B FLAT. SORRY. LOVE, WILLIE." The cabled exchange of suggestions and corrections went on even after the Boston premiere, and up to the Concerto...
...impressive as his musical domain is his travel schedule. Last month he visited the Salzburg Festival, darted over to Lucerne for another festival (he conducted a Mozart program), then flew on to the island of Ischia in the bay of Naples, where he rested for a few days. From there he sailed his 50-ton yacht (crew of three) to Portofino, motored to Genoa, hopped a plane to Zurich, got into his waiting silver-grey Mercedes 300 SL and soloed at a breakneck 90 m.p.h. back to Lucerne for rehearsals and a concert, then caught a plane for West Berlin...
...Regatta (Sept. 4), lavish, outdoor opera at the Caracalla Baths during June, July and August. For the first time this year Italians expect thousands of visitors to journey to beautiful but primitive southern Italy, where the lack of hotels has discouraged visits to such scenic spots as Piazza Armerina, Ischia, Positano. To make sunny southern Italy more comfortable, the government has built or renovated more than 100 hotels...