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Circus Orfei in Italy
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Circus Orfei
Type
circus
Owner
1825-:
Ferdinando Orfei
Founded
1825
Opened for public
1825
Country
Italy
Directors
:
Ersilia Rizzoli
(assistant director)
1825:
Ferdinando Orfei
(assistant director)
1825:
Maria Torri
(assistant director)
Key People
-:
Bigolon Orfei
(artist)
-:
Pippo Orfei
(artist)
-:
Miranda Orfei
(artist)
-:
Irma Orfei
(artist)
1825-:
Cecilia Orfei
(artist)
1825-:
Giocanna Orfei
(artist)
1825-:
Vittoria Orfei
(artist)
1825-:
Paolo Orfei
(animal trainer)
1825-:
Orfeo Orfei
(animal trainer)
1825-:
Enrico Orfei
(animal trainer)
1926-1939:
Orlando Orfei
(artist)
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Description
Circus Orfei,
Italy
, was founded in 1825, opened for public in 1825.
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The founder of Circus Orfei,
Ferdinando Orfei
, had 6 sons from his wife
Maria Torri
(Veca):
Enrico Orfei
,
Orfeo Orfei
,
Vittoria Orfei
,
Paolo Orfei
,
Giocanna Orfei
and
Cecilia Orfei
.
His son
Paolo Orfei
married twice and had 5 sons from his first wife
Ersilia Rizzoli
was: Riccardo (called
Bigolon Orfei
, 1908-1942), Paride (called
Pippo Orfei
, 1909-1956),
Miranda Orfei
, (1913-1988),
Irma Orfei
(b. 1916), and the son
Orlando Orfei
(1920-2015).
Paolos son Ricardo Orfei (called
Bigolon Orfei
, 1908-1942) married Violetta Arata and had the daughter Miranda (1931-2015) changed her name to
Moira Orfei
and founded
Circo Moira Orfei
1960, and the two sons Paolo (b. 1933) and Mauro Orfei (b. 1941).
Paolos son Paride (clown
Pippo Orfei
1909-1956) married
Alba Furini
, they have children
Nando Orfei
(1934-2014) who founded
Circo Nando Orfei
,
Liana Orfei
and
Rinaldo Orfei
who founded
Circo Rinaldo Orfei
.
Paolos son
Orlando Orfei
(1920-2015) founded
Circo Orlando Orfei
in Italy 1968 and Tivoli Park da Lago in 1972.
Orlando married Herta Herling and lived most of his life in Brazil. They had the children
Alberto Orfei
,
Viviane Orfei
,
Mario Orfei
,
Maurizia Orfei
,
Isabella Orfei
and
Gabriela Orfei
. Their circus closed down in Brazil in 2006.
References for records about Circus Orfei
Recommended Citation
Koehl, Dan (2024). Circus Orfei, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at
https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=431
. (
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at the
Wayback machine
)
Sources used for this article is among others:
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Orfei
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moira_Orfei
http://www.circopedia.org/Circo_Moira_Orfei
Litterature about Circus Orfei
Recommended Litterature:
Nando Orfei story: da Ferdinando a Ferdinando Orfei, by Mario DArcangelo
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