Anthony Burgess

Anthony Burgess (pseudonym of John Burgess Wilson) was a writer, literary critic, composer, librettist, poet and playwright. Born in Manchester on the 25th of February 1917, he died in London on the 22nd of November 1993. He is considered one of the greatest English authors of the 20th century. He acquired universal fame with A Clockwork Orange, also thanks to the extraordinary screen adaptation made by Stanley Kubrick. In November 1987, along with Enea Balmas and Giuseppe Bevilacqua, Anthony Burgess lectured in the La Scala foyer, as part of a convention entitled “Around Don Giovanni” chaired by Sergio Martinotti. The debate was followed by a dinner in honour of the speakers, where these pictures were taken.