Parisina (disambiguation)
Parisina Malatesta was the wife of Niccolò III d'Este, who beheaded her with her lover and stepson Ugo d'Este. Her tragic story has inspired writers and musicians:
- Parisina poem by Byron (1916)
- Parisina (opera) by Donizetti
- Parisina (Mascagni) opera by Mascagni after Gabriele d'Annunzio's libretto
- Opera by Tomás Giribaldi (1878)
- Tragedy by Antonio Somma
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