Gesualdo
Gesualdo is an Italian surname and place name. The most prominent bearer is Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613), an Italian nobleman and composer who was Prince of Venosa. He is recognized for his intensely expressive madrigals and sacred music, notable for chromatic experimentation that influenced later music. His life is the subject of enduring fascination due to the murder of his wife and her lover, an episode that has colored later reception of his music. His works, produced in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, remain central to studies of late Renaissance style.
Gesualdo also refers to a comune (municipality) in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region of
As a surname, Gesualdo is of Italian origin and is borne by several individuals besides Carlo Gesualdo,