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The beginning
- February 6, 2021
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No CommentsHere’s an extract from Dave’s article ‘The Early Life of Casanova’, one of the 27 articles on the site which are freely available to all. “Giacomo Casanova was born in Venice, 2nd April, 1725. Just over a year earlier, his then 16-year-old mother, Zanetta Farusi, had eloped with, and married, a penniless actor-dancer called Gaetan-Joseph-Jacques Casanova -
When Casanova met Mozart
- December 12, 2020
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“The world’s most notorious lover lived in Prague at the same time as the composer, but the mystery remains: did they collaborate on a famous opera?” An intriguing Smithsonian article that reviews the evidence surrounding Casanova’s contact with Mozart - here. Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King’ is freely available here. 27 -
Gambling marathon
- November 14, 2020
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Gambling was something of a craze in the eighteenth century, especially cards. All levels of society played, particularly the aristocracy. Huge sums were regularly won and lost. Casanova was himself a devotee. He was also intensely competitive. On one occasion he challenged a fellow gambler to play until the first man dropped. They played
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