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January 27, 2020 71 mins
This week we discuss Carlo Gesualdo, who was a prince and musician that killed his wife & her lover, in front of many witnesses. The guilt made him paranoid, & caused him to do some disturbing things, but would such a powerful man get justice for his crimes? 

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CARLO GESUALDO LINKS:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/12/19/prince-of-darkness

https://interlude.hk/in-the-clutches-of-madness/

https://interlude.hk/the-makings-of-insanity/

https://www.visitnaples.eu/en/neapolitanity/tales-of-naples/ghost-and-love-stories-in-naples-the-legend-of-maria-davalos

https://www.britannica.com/story/carlo-gesualdo-murder-witchcraft-choral-music

https://www.theguardian.com/music/tomserviceblog/2010/mar/18/carlo-gesualdo-composer-psychopath

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130905-a-16th-century-musical-badass?fbclid=IwAR2BPXyWpo5zPOL_mdikEtl4ltXKoyP6Y_1A8RiTDu8NjKM-xtcm4Zc5tIc

https://www.ifagiolini.com/betrayal/morepsychiatricclues/

http://www.ifagiolini.com/betrayal/psychiatricclues/

https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.572137&catNum=572137&filetype=About%20this%20Recording&language=English

http://www.naplesldm.com/gesualdo.php#note

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