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Gordano (or the Gordano Valley; / ɡ ɔːr ˈ d eɪ n oʊ /) is an area of North Somerset, in England. It has been designated as a National Nature Reserve . [ 1 ]
Gordano may refer to: Gordano Valley in Somerset, England; Gordano Round, a long-distance trail in the Gordano Valley; Gordano Messaging Suite, a brand of e-mail server; Gordano School, a secondary school in Portishead, Somerset; Gordano services, a motorway service station on the edge of the Gordano Valley
Gordano School (/ ɡ ɔːr ˈ d eɪ n oʊ /) is a comprehensive school with academy status located in Portishead, North Somerset, England. In 1999, the school was awarded Specialist schools Technology College status. [1] Gordano School has 2,100 pupils aged 11 to 18 as of August 2024 with an Ofsted rating of good. [2]
Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano (28 August 1867 – 12 November 1948) was an Italian composer, mainly of operas.His best-known work in that genre was Andrea Chénier (1896).
Easton in Gordano (/ ɡ ɔːr ˈ d eɪ n oʊ /) is a village in Somerset, England, about 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7 km) northwest of Bristol city centre. It is part of the civil parish of Pill and Easton-in-Gordano and within the unitary authority of North Somerset .
Born as Peter Godenho in Rangoon, Burma, to an Italian American father and Scottish/Burmese mother, Gordeno was known primarily for his work with composer and arranger John Barry, but also became a household name in the 1970s due to his appearances as a submarine captain and combat pilot Peter Carlin in the Gerry Anderson television programme UFO.
As a songwriter and producer, Gordeno has collaborated with several well known artists such as Seal, Il Divo, JLS, Leon Jackson and Lucie Silvas. [1] [2]As a session keyboard player, arranger and musical director, he has worked with the Who, U2 and George Michael.
Among Giordani's compositions are a number of operas and theatrical pieces, including Genius of Ireland (1784) and The Island of Saints, or The Institution of the Shamrock (1785), the oratorio Isaac (1767), and a large number of overtures, sonatas, concertos, quartets (mostly string quartets, though some with flute, keyboard or guitar), trios for violin, flute and basso continuo, songs, etc.