Isle of Capri (song)

"Isle of Capri" is a popular song.

The music was written by Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams), the lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. The song was published in 1934.

It was recorded by Lew Stone and his Band with vocal by trumpeter Nat Gonella on July 25, 1934, and released on Decca (UK) catalogue number F 5132. Other popular British recordings were by Ray Noble and his Orchestra with vocal by Al Bowlly on August 30, 1934, and by Gracie Fields on October 9, 1934.

The first US hit version of the song was by Freddy Martin's orchestra with vocal by Elmer Feldkamp recorded on December 3, 1934. Later hit versions were recorded by Wingy Manone in 1944, and later by The Gaylords and by Jackie Lee in 1954. Frank Sinatra recorded it on October 1, 1957, for his album: Come Fly with Me, issued in 1958.

On February 2, 1935, a Spanish language version of the song, arranged as a Tango, was recorded by Osvaldo Fresedo with singer Roberto Ray for Victor Records, catalogue number 37725-B.

The recording by The Gaylords was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70350. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 5, 1954, and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #15. The flip side, "Love I You," was a minor chart hit.

Isle of Capri

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Isle of Capri Casinos

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. is a gaming company headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in Greater St. Louis which operates casinos and associated entertainment and lodging facilities in the United States.

Currently operating 15 casinos in seven states across the U.S., Isle of Capri properties have nearly 13 million visitors each year. These properties have a total of about 14,000 slot machines, 350 table games, 2,300 hotel rooms; and three dozen restaurants.

History

The company opened its first casino in 1992 as a publicly traded corporation. The Company's founder Bernard Goldstein was known as the "grandfather of riverboat gaming since he owned the first riverboat casino to sail on the Mississippi River.

In April 1992 it was renamed Anubis II Corporation. In June 1992 it was renamed again to Casino America, Inc. and began trading on the NASDQ under the ticker symbol CSNO. In 1995 it announced a move to trade to the New York Stock Exchange but that did not happen. In September 1998 it became Capris Casinos, Inc. and changed its ticker symbol to "ISLE."

Capri

Capri (/kəˈpriː/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkaːpri]) is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples in the Campania region of Italy. The main town Capri that is located on the island shares the name. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.

Some of the main features of the island include the following: the Marina Piccola (the little harbour), the Belvedere of Tragara (a high panoramic promenade lined with villas), the limestone crags called sea stacks that project above the sea (the Faraglioni), the town of Anacapri, the Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra), and the ruins of the Imperial Roman villas.

Capri is part of the region of Campania, Province of Naples. The town of Capri is the island's main population centre. The island has two harbours, Marina Piccola and Marina Grande (the main port of the island). The separate comune of Anacapri is located high on the hills to the west.

Etymology

The etymology of the name Capri is unclear; it might either be traced back to the Ancient Greeks (Ancient Greek κάπρος kapros meaning "wild boar"), the first recorded colonists to populate the island. But it could also derive from Latin capreae (goats). Fossils of wild boars have been discovered, lending credence to the "kapros" etymology; on the other hand, the Romans called Capri "goat island". Finally, there is also the possibility that the name derives from an Etruscan word for "rocky", though any historical Etruscan rule of the island is disputed.

Capri Virkkunen

Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen later known as Päivi Selo (born on 28 February 1972), simply known as Capri, is a Finnish singer and vocal coach. She started as a pop singer in Finland and also member of a cover band. Starting 2012, she has become the vocalist metal singer of the Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn replacing earlier band vocalist Heidi Parviainen starting with the band's compilation album Re-Evolution.

Early life

Capri first began singing in front of audiences at the young age of 3. As a teenager, she began to play the piano, and as well focused on vocal lessons on both classical and rock singing, but preferably, she took rock singing as her main focus. By the time she reached the age of 19, she took singing lessons, she studied to become a vocal coach.

In her early years, Capri studied at the Central Ostrobothnia Conservatory of Music in 1991, and taught at the Oriveden Institute. Among other things, she was a singing coach for Tampere Workers' Theatre in the musical Chicago.

Capri (TV series)

Capri is an Italian TV series produced by Rai Fiction. The story involves a young woman from Milan, Vittoria Mari (played by Gabriella Pession), who discovers, one month before she is to be married, that she has been named as a beneficiary in the will of a woman she has never met. She travels to the island of Capri to find out why, becomes entwined in the lives of the people she meets, and learns something shocking about her past. The two other main characters in the drama are brothers Massimo (played by Kaspar Capparoni) and Umberto (played by Sergio Assisi).

References

Rai. (2013). Capri TV series. Retrieved from http://www.capri.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-02fd2394-0f7c-4ce3-b8b5-94f8c2f21d01.html?homepage#sthash.q41y6YDW.dpuf