Festival personnel

Role: Printer
Festivals: Exequies for the death of Philip III, Milan 1621
Festival Books: Racconto delle sontuose essequie fatte in Milano alli 7. di Guigno l'Anno 1621. (published Milan, 1621)

Role: Artist
Festivals: Exequies for Ferdinand the Catholic in Brussels, 1516
Festival Books: Pompa exequiarum Catholici Hispaniarum regis Ferdonandi Aui Materni Illustrissimi Hispaniaru[m] Regis Caroli, Archiducis Austriae, Ducis Burgundiae [et]c. (published [Brussels], 1516)

Role: Printer
Festivals: Fireworks for the entry into Lille of Louis XIV, Lille 1680
Festival Books: Description des feux d'artifices faits a l'honneur du roy a Lille ... .(published Lille, 1680)

1547-1599
Role: Composer
Festivals: Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando I de'Medici and Christine of Lorraine, Florence 1589
Festival Books: Descrizione dell'apparato, e degl'intermedi. Fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle nozze de'serenissimi don Ferdinanco Medici, e madama Cristina di Loreno ... .(published Florence, 1589)
Music for intermedii.
Organist and composer in Florence during time of transition to Baroque style.
1562 began serving the Medicis.
Taught pupils, among them Jacopo Peri, often regarded as the inventor of opera.
1573 double post of Maestro di cappella at Cathedral and S. Giovanni Battista, highest position for musician in the city.
Likely he was a member of the Florentine Camerata.

Role: Publisher
Festivals: Entry into London of James, King of England and Scotland, Anna, Princess of Denmark and Prince Henry Frederick, London 1603
Festival Books: The Magnificent Entertainment: Giuen to King Iames, Queene Anne his wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince, vpon the day of his Maiesties Triumphant Passage (from the Tower) through his Honourable Citie (and Chamber) of London being the 15. of March. 1603. (published London, 1604)
The whole magnificent enterteinment: given to King James, Queene Anne his wife, and Henry Frederick the Prince; vpon the day of his Majesties tryumphant passage (from the tower) through his honorable citie (and chamber) of London, the 25, of March, 1603. (published London, 1605)

Role: Author
Festivals: Joust for the visit to Siena of Ferdinando I de'Medici and Christine of Lorraine, his wife, Siena 1602
Festival Books: Relatione della giostra a campo aperto fatta in Siena da' signori huomini d'arme sanese alla real presenza de' serenissimi prencipi di Toscana. (published Siena, 1602)

c.1533-1599
Role: Composer
Festivals: Wedding in Florence of Ferdinando I de'Medici and Christine of Lorraine, Florence 1589
Festival Books: Descrizione dell'apparato, e degl'intermedi. Fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle nozze de'serenissimi don Ferdinanco Medici, e madama Cristina di Loreno ... .(published Florence, 1589)
ET I (p.59) Italian composer and madrigalist.
Composer and singer.
One of the most renowned composers of madrigals, writing around 500.
Until 1578, employed by Cardinal Cristofano Madruzzo in Rome as a singer.
Travelled to Ferrara with Cardinal Luigi d'Este 1580/81.
Took part in wedding festivities for Vincenzo Gonzago and Margherita Farnese.
1587 in service of Ferdinando I de'Medici for two years.

Role: Printer
Festivals: Wedding in Florence of Cesare d'Este and Virginia de'Medici (natural daughter of Cosimo de'Medici), Florence 1585
Proxy wedding in Florence of Maria de'Medici and Henri IV, Florence 1600
Festival Books: Descrizione del magnificentiss[imo] apparato. e de' maravigliosi intermedi fatti per la commedia rappresentata in Firenze nelle felicissime nozze degl'illustrissimi ... signori il signor don Cesare d'Este, e la signora donna Virginia Medici. (published Florence, 1585)
Descrizione delle felicissime nozze della cristianissima maestà di madama Maria Medici regina di Francia e di Nauarra. (published Florence, 1600)

Role: Author
Festivals: Entry into Rome of Marc'Antonio Colonna, commander of the Christian forces at the Battle of Lepanto, Rome 1571
Festival Books: I trionfi feste et livree fatte dalli signofir conservatori, [et] popolo romano, [et] da tutte le atti di Roma, nella felicissima, [et] honorata entrata dell'illustrissimo signor Marcantonio Colonna. (published Venice, 1571)

Role: Dramatist
Festivals: Proxy wedding of Ferdinand II and Eleanor Gonzago and her subsequent journey to Innsbruck, Mantua 1622
Festival Books: Breve relatione dello sposalitio fatto della serenissima principessa Eleonora Gonzaga con la sacra cesarea maestà di Ferdinando II. imperatore. (published Mantua, 1621-2)
Play Le Constanti and writer of intermedii.