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Susana, Lady Walton MBE (30 August 1926 – 21 March 2010), born Susana Valeria Rosa Maria Gil Passo, was the Argentinian wife of the British composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983). She was a writer and the creator of the gardens of La Mortella on the island of Ischia , Italy.
- 30 August 1926, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- William Walton (m. 1948–1983; his death)
- creating the gardens La Mortella in Ischia and being the wife of composer William Walton
La Mortella was open to the public in 1991: Susana transformed the property into a perennial monument to the genius and the personality of her husband, creating the ‘Fondazione William Walton’, which has the two objectives of promoting the culture of music and caring for the garden.
24. März 2010 · Wed 24 Mar 2010 14.21 EDT. Susana Walton, who has died aged 83, was a rare creature – a good composer's wife who became an even better composer's widow. Married for nearly 35 years to Sir ...
Es stand ursprünglich im Eigentum des englischen Komponisten William Walton und seiner Frau Susana (1926–2010), die unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nach Ischia kamen. Das Anwesen umfasst ein Museum, das Walton-Archiv sowie einen Konzertsaal und ein griechisches Theater.
7. Apr. 2005 · Archiv. Vom Steinbruch zum blühenden Paradies. Von Vera Görgen · 07.04.2005. Lady Susana Walton widmet sich seit rund fünf Jahrzehnten ihrem Garten La Mortella auf Ischia. Ihr Mann, Sir William...
Susana Walton. Was born in Argentina and received the type of education held to be appropriate for a girl of her social class. She learned to speak English before Spanish, her native tongue, and it was expected that she would become engaged and, after a suitable number of months, marry a young Argentinian of an equal status.
She is the author of two books: Behind the Façade, a biography of Sir William Walton, and La Mortella – an Italian Garden Paradise, a history of her garden at La Mortella.
