Claudio Alcorso
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== Arts, advocacy, and legacy == |
== Arts, advocacy, and legacy == |
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Alcorso was actively involved in Australia’s cultural and social landscape. He served as chairman of the [[Opera Australia|Australian Opera]] and contributed to public art initiatives and cultural events.{{sfn|Andrighetti|1999}}{{cite web |title=The Alcorso Story |url=https://thequarryhouseluxuryretreat.com/the_alcorso_story.html |publisher=The Quarry House Luxury Retreat |access-date=3 March 2025}} He also played a role in the development of the Tasmanian Centre for the Arts at [[Sullivans Cove]], and a social space at [[The Hedberg]], a [[University of Tasmania]] performing arts campus, is named in his honour.{{Cite book |title=Colour and Movement - the life of Claudio Alcorso |last=Cahalan |first=Stephenie |year=2019 |publisher=Forty South |isbn=9780648532828}} |
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Beyond the arts, Alcorso was an advocate for [[workers' rights]] and [[environmental protection|environmental conservation]]. He was a vocal opponent of the [[Franklin Dam]] project in Tasmania during the 1980s and promoted sustainable industry practices.{{sfn|Andrighetti|1999}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228659712 |title=More than Just a River: the Franklin blockade |newspaper=[[Tharunka]] |volume=39 |issue=8 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 July 1993 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite web |title=Loveday Lives: Claudio Alcorso |url=https://lovedaylives.com/lives/claudio-alcorso/ |publisher=Loveday Lives |access-date=3 March 2025}} |
Beyond the arts, Alcorso was an advocate for [[workers' rights]] and [[environmental protection|environmental conservation]]. He was a vocal opponent of the [[Franklin Dam]] project in Tasmania during the 1980s and promoted sustainable industry practices.{{sfn|Andrighetti|1999}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228659712 |title=More than Just a River: the Franklin blockade |newspaper=[[Tharunka]] |volume=39 |issue=8 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 July 1993 |accessdate=5 March 2025 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite web |title=Loveday Lives: Claudio Alcorso |url=https://lovedaylives.com/lives/claudio-alcorso/ |publisher=Loveday Lives |access-date=3 March 2025}} |
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He was appointed a [[Order of Australia|Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[1984 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)|1984 Queen's Birthday Honours]] for his "services to the arts, education and to ethnic welfare".{{Cite web |title=Mr Claudio Piperno ALCORSO |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869715 |access-date=2026-04-24 |website=Australian Honours Search Facility}} |
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[[Category:Australian environmentalists]] |
[[Category:Australian environmentalists]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Italian Jews]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Order of Australia]] |
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