Alberto Zoppé - Revision history

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 [[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
-From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé.
+From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé, now under the management of Giovanni.
 Alberto Zoppé passed away on March 5, 2009, in his eighty-seventh year.  He had survived the three siblings with whom he had come to America, Rodolfo, Guillermo, and Tosca. In 2007, Alberto had been inducted in the ''Circus Walk of Fame'', on St. Armand Square in Sarasota, Florida.

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 === Circus Zoppé ===
-[[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
+[[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
 From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé.

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 === Circus Zoppé ===
-[[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
+[[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
 From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé.

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	* [http://www.zoppe.net www.zoppe.net]		* [http://www.zoppe.net www.zoppe.net]

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 === Circus Zoppé ===
-Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
+[[File:Circus_Zoppé_Tent_(2012)_.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Circus Zoppé (2012)]]Then Alberto Zoppé began producing his own shows: Circo Italiano, then Circus Europa, which performed indoors in a one-ring European format, mostly on theater stages, in places the big arena shows didn’t visit. With the advent of the twenty-first century, however, he went back to his roots with the creation of Circus Zoppé, a small one-ring tenting circus&mdash;and a true family affair in the style of what he had known back in the days, in his native Italy.
 From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé.

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 Image:Zoppe_family.jpg|The Zoppé Family (c.2005)
 Image:Zoppe_tent_aerial.jpg|Circus Zoppé (c.2005)
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 From a first marriage with Jenny Wallenda, the daughter of [[Karl Wallenda]], Alberto had two children, Tino and Delilah. In 1962, he married Sandra Taylor, a former singer born in Brooklyn into a vaudeville family; together they had three children, Carla, Tosca, and [[Giovanni Zoppé|Giovanni]] (known as Nino), who are all involved with Circus Zoppé.
-Alberto Zoppé passed away on March 5, 2009, in his eighty-seventh year.  He had survived the three siblings with whom he had come to America, Rodolfo, Guillermo, and Tosca. In 2007, Alberto had been inducted in the Circus Walk of Fame, on St. Armand Square in Sarasota, Florida.
+Alberto Zoppé passed away on March 5, 2009, in his eighty-seventh year.  He had survived the three siblings with whom he had come to America, Rodolfo, Guillermo, and Tosca. In 2007, Alberto had been inducted in the ''Circus Walk of Fame'', on St. Armand Square in Sarasota, Florida.
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 In 1952, Zoppé appeared indeed in DeMille’s ''The Greatest Show On Earth''&mdash;but if he’s seen somersaulting on his horses in the background during a scene between Charlton Heston and Betty Hutton, it is his comic partner, Cucciolo, a riding midget, who is actually featured in the movie (although Alberto is duly announced onscreen as the main character of the act by the Ringmaster, Robert Carson).
-Alberto stayed with the Ringling show until 1953, and yet his name never appeared correctly spelled in the programs: It went from Zoeppe to Zoppe, with a detour through Zoppi, but never was it Zoppé. Nonetheless, his contract over, Alberto decided to remain in the United States, and he continued a brilliant career as a star equestrian in various American circuses. He also appeared in Walt Disney’s ''Toby Tyler'' (1960), in the movie musical ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), and in several TV shows, including ABC’s ''Super Circus'', the Bob Hope Show, The Red Skelton Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, and CBS’s ''Circus of the Stars''.
+Alberto stayed with the Ringling show until 1953, and yet his name never appeared correctly spelled in the programs: It went from Zoeppe to Zoppe, with a detour through Zoppi, but never was it Zoppé. Nonetheless, his contract over, Alberto decided to remain in the United States, and he continued a brilliant career as a star equestrian in various American circuses. He also appeared in Walt Disney’s ''Toby Tyler'' (1960), in the movie musical ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' (1967), and in several TV shows, including ABC’s ''Super Circus'', NBC's ''The Bob Hope Show'', and CBS's ''The Red Skelton Show'', ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' and ''Circus of the Stars''.
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	* Video: [[Alberto_Zoppé_Troupe_Video_(c.1955)\|The Alberto Zoppé Troupe]] on ABC's ''Super Circus'' (c.1955)		* Video: [[Alberto_Zoppé_Troupe_Video_(c.1955)\|The Alberto Zoppé Troupe]] on ABC's ''Super Circus'' (c.1955)
		+	* Video: [[Alberto_Zoppé_Interview_2003\|Interview with Alberto Zoppé]] (2003)

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	Alberto Zoppé passed away on March 5, 2009, in his eighty-seventh year. He had survived the three siblings with whom he had come to America, Rodolfo, Guillermo, and Tosca. In 2007, Alberto had been inducted in the Circus Walk of Fame, on St. Armand Square in Sarasota, Florida.		Alberto Zoppé passed away on March 5, 2009, in his eighty-seventh year. He had survived the three siblings with whom he had come to America, Rodolfo, Guillermo, and Tosca. In 2007, Alberto had been inducted in the Circus Walk of Fame, on St. Armand Square in Sarasota, Florida.
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		+	* Video: [[Alberto_Zoppé_Troupe_Video_(c.1955)\|The Alberto Zoppé Troupe]] on ABC's ''Super Circus'' (c.1955)

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