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37-574: The original performance space for the Asolo Repertory Theatre was housed in a historic theatre that was initially located in Asolo , Italy in province of Treviso , fifty kilometers North West of Venice . Commissioned in 1798 by Italian impresario Antonio Locatelli, the theatre stood in the former audience hall of the castle of Caterina Cornaro , the former Queen of Cyprus . The horse-shoe shaped theatre contains four tiers of boxes and

74-616: A campaign against northern Moravia and defeated the Moravians whose country was annihilated. Almost every year after 900 they conducted raids against the Catholic west and Byzantine east. In 905, the Magyars and King Berengar formed an amicitia , and fifteen years passed without Hungarian troops entering Italy. The Magyars defeated no fewer than three large Frankish imperial armies between 907 and 910, as follows. In 907 they defeated

111-405: A cemetery, from which two ancient tombstones are presented in the local gallery. On November 22, 1547, 10 Jews belonging to the community of Asolo, consisted at the time of 7 families and 2 guests, were killed by a mob led by a man called Antonio Parisotto. Five Jewish families’ houses were destroyed. A number of the attackers were put to justice and sentenced to death or exile. One of the survivors

148-530: A chieftain of Taksony , led a raid into Italy as far as Apulia , and King Berengar II of Italy had to buy peace by paying a large amount of money to him and his followers. The Battle of Lechfeld in 955, in which the Magyars lost approximately 5,000 warriors, finally checked their expansion, although raids on the Byzantine Empire continued until 970. Lechfeld is south of Augsburg in present-day southern Germany. Between 899 and 970, according to

185-630: A new enemy of the Khazars, and no other people could have been the Khazars’ enemy at that time. In the 10th century, Ahmad ibn Rustah wrote that "earlier, the Khazars entrenched themselves against the attacks of the Magyars and other peoples". In 860–861, Hungarian soldiers attacked Saint Cyril 's convoy but the meeting is said to have ended peacefully. Saint Cyril was traveling to the Khagan at (or near) Chersonesos Taurica , which had been captured by

222-533: A production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Die Entführung aus dem Serail . Presented by the New York City Opera , the production was directed and conducted by Julius Rudel . The opera starred Robert Rounseville as Belmonte, Beverly Bower as Konstanze, Herbert Beattle as Osmin, and Jacquelynne Moody as Blonde. The theatre has since been moved to another location on the Ringling grounds and

259-597: A residential bishopric, Acelum is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see . In the early Middle Ages Asolo was a possession of the Ezzelini family. Later, it was the capital, and seat of the court, of the fiefdom of Asolo, which was granted by the Republic of Venice (to which it belonged) to Caterina Cornaro , the former Queen of Cyprus ; in 1489 it was granted to her for life, but in 1509 when

296-686: Is now known as The Historic Asolo Theatre. The Asolo Repertory Company still puts on a few productions there each year, but it is no longer its primary location. Most shows for the Rep Company are performed at the Mertz Theatre, which is housed in the Florida State University Center for the Performing Arts, which is across the street. In addition, the Rep Company collaborates with other theater companies in

333-660: The Chronicle of the Priest of Dioclea from the late 12th century, Tomislav of Croatia defeated the Magyars in battle, however others question the reliability of this account, because there is no proof for this interpretation in other records. In 926, they ravaged Swabia and Alsace, campaigned through present-day Luxembourg and reached as far as the Atlantic Ocean . In 927, Peter, brother of Pope John X, called on

370-812: The Bulgarian Empire sought an alliance with the Hungarians. Constantine Porphyrogenitus wrote in his work On Administering the Empire that the Khagan and the Bek of the Khazars asked the Emperor Teophilos to have the fortress of Sarkel built for them. This record is thought to refer to the Hungarians on the basis that the new fortress must have become necessary because of the appearance of

407-533: The Duchy of Burgundy and Italy as far as Otranto in the south. They attacked Bulgaria and the Byzantine Empire, reaching the walls of Constantinople. The Byzantines paid them a “tax” for 15 years. In 938, the Magyars repeatedly attacked Saxony. In 940, they ravaged the region of Rome. In 942, Hungarian raids on Spain , particularly in Catalonia , took place, according to Ibn Hayyan 's work. In 947, Bulcsú ,

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444-632: The League of Cambrai conquered and ransacked Asolo, Caterina fled to exile and died in Venice a year later. Under her reign, the painter Gentile Bellini , the poet Andrea Navagero , and the humanist Cardinal Pietro Bembo were part of the court. In 1798, the Italian impresario Antonio Locatelli built the Asolo Theatre in the former audience hall of the castle of Caterina Cornaro. The theatre

481-647: The 10th century, until the eventual Christianisation of the Magyars and the establishment of the Christian Kingdom of Hungary in 1000 or 1001. The first supposed reference to the Hungarians in war is in the 9th century: in 811, the Hungarians (Magyars) were in alliance with Krum of Bulgaria against Emperor Nikephoros I possibly at the Battle of Pliska in the Haemus Mountains (Balkan Mountains). Georgius Monachus ' work mentions that around 837

518-646: The 9th and 10th centuries, the period of transition in the history of Europe in the Early Middle Ages , when the territory of the former Carolingian Empire was threatened by invasion from multiple hostile forces, the Magyars ( Hungarians ) from the east, the Viking expansion from the north, and the Arabs from the south. The Hungarians took possession of the Carpathian Basin (corresponding to

555-467: The Khazars. Muslim geographers recorded that the Magyars regularly attacked the neighboring East Slavic tribes, and took captives to sell to the Byzantine Empire at Kerch . There is some information about Hungarian raids into the eastern Carolingian Empire in 862. In 881, the Hungarians and the Kabars invaded East Francia and fought two battles, the former ( Ungari ) at Wenia (probably Vienna ) and

592-534: The Magyars to rule Italy. They marched into Rome and imposed large tribute payments on Tuscany and Tarento. In 933, a substantial Magyar army appeared in Saxony (the pact with the Saxons having expired) but was defeated by Henry I at Merseburg. Magyar attacks continued against Upper Burgundy (in 935) and against Saxony (in 936). In 937, they raided France as far west as Reims , Lotharingia , Swabia, Franconia ,

629-686: The South, such as Miami New Drama at the Colony Theatre . The Harold E. and Esther M. Mertz Theatre was brought to America from Scotland, where it had existed as the Dunfermline Opera House. The Mertz Theatre was dedicated on January 27, 1990. The 2009–2010 season marked its twentieth anniversary, which was to be celebrated with a Scottish-themed event in January. The Asolo has engaged a collection of talented artists throughout

666-420: The contemporary sources, the researchers count 45 (according to Nagy Kálmán) or 47 (according to Szabados György 38 to West and 9 to East) raids in different parts of Europe. From these campaigns only 8 (17.5%) were unsuccessful (901, 913, 933, 943, 948, 951, 955, 970) and 37 ended with success (82.5%). Their army had mostly light cavalry and were highly mobile. Attacking without warning, they quickly plundered

703-472: The countryside and departed before any defensive force could be organized. If forced to fight, they would harass their enemies with arrows, then suddenly retreat, tempting their opponents to break ranks and pursue, after which the Hungarians would turn to fight them singly. This tactic is formally known as a feigned retreat . „protect us from the arrows of the Hungarians” The Hungarians were

740-482: The first Battle of Lechfeld in 910. Smaller units penetrated as far as Bremen in 915. In 919, after the death of Conrad I of Germany , the Magyars raided Saxony, Lotharingia and West Francia . In 921, they defeated King Berengar 's enemies at Verona and reached Apulia in 922. Between 917 and 925, the Magyars raided through Basel , Alsace , Burgundy , Provence and the Pyrenees . Around 925, according to

777-488: The invading Bavarians near Brezalauspurc , destroying their army, successfully defending Hungary and laying Great Moravia, Germany, France and Italy open to Magyar raids. On 3 August 908 the Hungarians won the Battle of Eisenach , Thuringia. Egino, Duke of Thuringia was killed, along with Burchard, Duke of Thuringia and Rudolf I, Bishop of Würzburg . The Magyars defeated Louis the Child's united Frankish Imperial Army at

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814-471: The largest companies in the Italian and international technical mountaineering and hiking footwear sector: Scarpa. Casella d'Asolo is home to the headquarters of Fashion Box S.p.a., founded in 1981 by Claudio Buziol. Replay is an Italian denim and smart casualwear brand belonging to the industrial group with exports that account for around 92% of the total turnover. Located along the state road 248 Schiavonesca-Marosticana, between 1914 and 1931 Asolo represented

851-480: The last invading people to establish a permanent presence in Central Europe. Paul K. Davis writes, the "Magyar defeat (at the Battle of Lechfeld ) ended more than 90 years of their pillaging western Europe and convinced survivors to settle down, creating the basis for the state of Hungary ." In the following centuries, the Hungarians adopted western European forms of feudal military organization, including

888-718: The later Kingdom of Hungary ) in a pre-planned manner, with a long move-in between 862–895, and launched a number of campaigns both westward into former Francia and southward into the Byzantine Empire . The westward raids were stopped only with the Magyar defeat of the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, which led to the establishment of the Holy Roman Empire in 962, a new political order in Western Europe. The raids into Byzantine territories continued throughout

925-799: The latter ( Cowari ) at Culmite (possibly Kulmberg or Kollmitz in Austria ). In 892, according to the Annales Fuldenses , King Arnulf of East Francia invaded Great Moravia and the Magyars joined his troops. After 893, Magyar troops were conveyed across the Danube by the Byzantine fleet and defeated the Bulgarians in three battles (at the Danube, Silistra and Preslav ). In 894, the Magyars invaded Pannonia in alliance with King Svatopluk I of Moravia . Around 896, probably under

962-549: The leadership of Árpád , the Hungarians (Magyars) crossed the Carpathians and entered the Carpathian Basin (the plains of Hungary , approximately). In 899, these Magyars defeated Berengar's army in the Battle of Brenta River and invaded the northern regions of Italy. They pillaged the countryside around Treviso , Vicenza , Verona , Brescia , Bergamo and Milan . They also defeated Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia . In 901, they attacked Italy again. In 902, they led

999-475: The participation of Arthemius episcopus Asolensis is noted. In 969, Emperor Otto I assigned the territory of the diocese of Acelum/Asolo to the diocese of Treviso . This action may be related to the destruction caused by the Hungarian raiders who in 899 defeated Berengar I of Italy near the town. However, one of the bishops at a synod at Rome under Pope Leo IX in 1049 was called Ugo of Asolo. No longer

1036-439: The theatre which was crated and shipped to Sarasota, Florida . In 1952 the theatre was set up in a gallery in the Ringling museum. In the late 1950s it was decided that the theatre should be reconstructed so that modern theatre performances could be staged. The reconstructed theatre therefore incorporates the historic architecture into a building that is modern in design. The Asolo Theatre opened its doors on January 10, 1958, with

1073-564: The western terminus of the Montebelluna-Asolo tramway, the first element of a never built rail route between Bassano del Grappa and Susegana, which at the time represented an important development tool for the economy of the area. Since 2014 it has been connected to Montebelluna and Treviso by several bus lines of MOM - Mobilità di Marca. Hungarian invasions of Europe The Hungarian invasions of Europe ( Hungarian : kalandozások , German : Ungarneinfälle ) took place in

1110-456: The world lived, studied, and worked in the converted convent in Asolo while earning their MBA. The CIMBA program has since been relocated to a larger campus in nearby Paderno del Grappa . As of December 31, 2022, foreigners residents in the municipality were 1,169, i.e. 13.1% of the population. The largest groups are shown below: Asolo is best known for its lace production. and also for one of

1147-478: The years, including all those listed below. Asolo Asolo ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈaːzolo] ) is a town and comune in the Veneto Region of northern Italy . It is known as "The Pearl of the province of Treviso ", and also as "The City of a Hundred Horizons" for its mountain settings. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). The town

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1184-515: Was Marco Cohen, who founded the Cantarini family, known for several of its members such as Hayyim Moses Cantarini , and others. Other documentations of the Jewish community of Asolo mentions the prohibition of Jews bearing weapons and obligation to wear the yellow badge . There is evidence to Jewish presence after the 1546 attack, dating from the middle of the 17th century. The Jewish quarter

1221-512: Was later purchased by Florida , for the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art . The theatre was disassembled, shipped to Sarasota, Florida , and reassembled in one of the museum's galleries in 1952. It was then decided that the theatre should be reassembled into a usable theatre, on the museum's grounds in the late 1950s. The Historic Asolo Theater opened in 1958, and is now the home of the museum's Art of Performance program. Additionally, this theater

1258-432: Was modeled after La Fenice . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the building was the home theatre of the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse . In 1930, the Asolo Theatre was dismantled and put into storage. In 1949 the museum director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art learned of the theatre's existence and saw the theatre as an ideal acquisition for the museum. The State of Florida agreed and purchased

1295-633: Was originally a settlement of the Veneti , and was mentioned as Acelum in the works of Pliny . Its citizens were inscribed into the Roman tribe Claudia . It was called Acelum in the acts of a synod held in Marano in 588 or 591, since one of the participants was Agnellus episcopus sanctae Acelinae ecclesiae ; the name Asolo was already in use by the time of a synod held in Mantua in 827 (or perhaps 835), at which

1332-599: Was situated at the turn of Colmarion street, bounded on the north by the old road Colmarion, on the south by Piazza del Pavion and by the last stretch of via s. Caterina and crossed by the short Belvedere alley - this area was called "the Ghetto ", housing about six houses. For a number of years, the Convento di Santo Pietro (situated just below la Rocca) housed an American university: Consortium International for Management and Business Analysis (CIMBA) . Students from all over

1369-720: Was the birthing ground for the Asolo Repertory Theatre and the Florida State University/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training . The town was also home to the English poet Robert Browning , the actress Eleonora Duse , the explorer Freya Stark , the violinist Wilma Neruda and the composer Gian Francesco Malipiero . The earliest evidence of Jews in Asolo dates back to the middle of the sixteenth century. At that time, 37 Jews were living in Asolo. The community had owned

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