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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
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.
The name Gordano comes from Old English and is descriptive of the triangular shape of the whole valley from Clevedon to Portishead, [3] being the ablative singular of the Latinised form of Gorden meaning muddy valley. [4] Easton in Gordano was an ancient parish in the Portbury Hundred. [5] The parish also included the village of Pill.
Clapton in Gordano is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated within the unitary authority of North Somerset on the southern side of the Gordano Valley, immediately adjacent to the M5 motorway. The parish has a population of 348. [1] There is a village football club, Clapton in Gordano FC.
Andrea Chénier (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ʃʃeˈnje]) is a verismo opera in four acts by Umberto Giordano, set to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica, and first performed on 28 March 1896 at La Scala, Milan.
The Church of St Michael in Clapton in Gordano, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, [1] and is a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. [2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 June 1995. [3]