Insight into the novelties that make Orvieto the wonderful place it is today. The unique dialect, famous people in cinema and fiction, and the history of traditional foods and wines.
Orvietan Dialect
The Orvietan dialect is different from many others in Italy. It has a very specific connotation that partly includes dialects from Umbria, Tuscany and northern Lazio, but at the same time it is very different from the dialects of close cities like Terni and Perugia. The dialect spoken by Orvietans draws from a more informal Roman dialect that is enriched with many other meanings of the terms and is combined with the Tuscan dialects. It is a true blend of multiple dialects originating from the southern part of Tuscany, all of Umbria, and northern Lazio. The Orvietano dialect is quite complex and intriguing but many native Italians from other regions sometimes find it to be difficult to understand.
For those of you who want to learn more and read examples of the Orvietan dialect, we suggest you refer to a blog called: “Quelli del tufo” Here you can read typical expressions in dialect and linguistic anecdotes of Orvieto.For those who want to do a study on the literary dialect of Orvieto, we suggest the many publications, including the Dictionary Italian Orvieto, and several collections of poetry and folk songs traditional Orvieto.
Famous Orvietans
Some public figures, and famous celebrities of Orvieto:
- Angelo da Orvieto (1317) – Architect, he worked on the Duomo construction.
- Ippolito Scalza (1532) – Sculptor and Architect. His major works in Orvieto are the Palazzo del Comune, Palazzo Simoncelli, Buzi Building, the Statue of the Pieta in the Duomo.
- Cesare Nebbia (1536) – Painter. He painted many of the interiors decorations of the Duomo.
- Ascanio Vitozzi (1539) – Architect
- Cipriano Manente – Literary historian
- Bonaventura Cerretti (1782) – Cardinal
- Adolfo Cozza (1848) – Sculptor, engineer, archeological literary. He worked on the project of the first funicular in Orvieto. A bronze monument is located in Piazza del Popolo
- Cesare Fracassini (1838) – Painter – He painted many of the interior decorations of the Teatro Mancinelli.
- Erminia Frezzolini (1818) – Soprano opera singer.
- Filippo Antonio Gualterio (1819) – Important politician
- Paolo Zampi (1842) – Architect and engineer. Worked on the restyling of Palazzo del Popolo and Palazzo Soliano.
- Luigi Barzini (1874) – Journalist and Writer. He is dedicated to the annual festival known as Premio Barzini.
- Luigi Mancinelli (1848) – Musician and Conductor. He has dedicated his namesake theater in the city of Orvieto.
- Giuseppe Muzi (1881) – Engineer. He projected the first aqueduct connecting the city of Orvieto to the natural springs near Sugano borough.
- Pericle Perali (1884) – A man of great culture with expertise from philology, art and photography, and his was a first study of Orvieto Etruscan art and the creation of “Vascellari Art” that allowed the revival of the tradition and the study of ceramics in Orvieto.
- Gualverio Michelangeli – Great wooden artisan.
- Mario Frustalupi (1942) – Soccer player. He is entitled to an annual youth football tournament, which takes place at the Stadio Comunale L. Muzi.
- Anna Marchesini (1953) – Actress and Voice Dubber.
- Luca Coscioni (1967) – Italian politician and professor.
Movies filmed in Orvieto
Orvieto has always been a special city, with a striking look and beautiful monuments. It has been the backdrop for several important and popular Italian films and TV series:
- 1918 – Frate Sole
- 1920 – Giuliano l’Apostata
- 1933 – Treno Popolare – di Raffaello Matarazzo
- 1947 – Vivere in Pace – di Luigi Zampa. Aldo Fabrizi e Ave Ninchi.
- 1959 – Ciao Ciao Bambina – di Sergio Grieco
- 1965 – Io la conoscevo bene – di P.Pietrangeli
- 1970 – Contestazione Generale – di Luigi Zampa. Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi e Alberto Sordi.
- 1972 – San Michele Aveva un Gallo – di Paolo e Vittorio Taviani.
- 1973 – La Città del Sole – di Gianni Amelio. Giulio Brogi, Umberto Spadaro e Bedi Moratti.
- 1973 – Il sergente Rompiglioni – di Piergiorgio Ferretti. Franco e Ciccio
- 1977 – Una giornata particolare – di Ettore Scola. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni.
- 1982 – Delitto sull’ Autostrada – di Bruno Corbucci. Thomas Milian
- 1998 – Tu Ridi – dei Fratelli Taviani. Antonio Albanese, Sabrina Ferilli, Luca Zingaretti.
- 1997 – La casa Bruciata (serie TV) – di Massimo Spano. Giulio Scarpati, Renato Carpentieri, Chiara Muti.
- 2000 – Il Bello delle Donne (serie TV). Nancy Brilli, Virna Lisi, Eva Grimaldi, Stefania Sandrelli, Giuliana De Sio.
- 2006 – La Provinciale (Fiction) – di Pasquale Pozzessere. Sabrina Ferilli, Enzo Decaro, Barbara Bouchet.
- 2011 – La Vita che Corre (Fiction) – regia Fabrizio Costa. Barbara de Rossi, Franco Castellano, Enzo Decaro.
- 2021 – Carla (Film) – film biografico sulla vita di Carla Fracci. Interprete principale: Alessandra Mastronardi.
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