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Also Known As Leone de Sommi Portaleone • Yehuda Sommo
Born 1527 • Mantua • Italy
Died 1592 (aged 65) • Mantua • Italy
Notable Works “Dialogues on the Art of the Stage” • “Tzahut bedihuta de-qiddushin”
Subjects Of Study theatrical production • Italy
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