question: La Gioconda is an 1899 play by an Italian writer born in what year? 
answer: 1863
context: Title: Romilda Pantaleoni
  Passage: Romilda Pantaleoni (1847 – 20 May 1917) was an Italian soprano who had a prolific opera career in Italy during the 1870s and 1880s.  She sang a wide repertoire that encompassed bel canto roles, Italian and French grand opera, verismo operas, and the German operas of Richard Wagner.  She became particularly associated with the roles of Margherita in Boito's "Mefistofele" and the title role in Ponchielli's "La Gioconda"; two roles which she performed in opera houses throughout Italy.  She is best remembered today for originating the roles of Desdemona in Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello" (1887) and Tigrana in Giacomo Puccini's "Edgar" (1889).  Universally admired for her acting skills as well as her singing abilities, Pantaleoni was compared by several critics to the great Italian stage actress Eleonora Duse.
  Title: Gabriele D'Annunzio
  Passage: General Gabriele D'Annunzio, Prince of Montenevoso, Duke of Gallese {'1': ", '2': ", '3': 'OMS CMG MVM', '4': "} (] ; 12 March 1863 – 1 March 1938), sometimes spelled d'Annunzio, was an Italian writer, poet, journalist, playwright and soldier during World War I.  He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and later political life from 1914 to 1924.  He was often referred to under the epithets "Il Vate" ("the Poet") or "Il Profeta" ("the Prophet").
  Title: La Gioconda (opera)
  Passage: La Gioconda is an opera in four acts by Amilcare Ponchielli set to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito (as Tobia Gorrio), based on "Angelo, Tyrant of Padua", a play in prose by Victor Hugo, dating from 1835.  (This is the same source as Gaetano Rossi had used for his libretto for Mercadante's "Il giuramento" in 1837).
  Title: Gioconda Vessichelli
  Passage: Gioconda Vessichelli (born in Rome, Italy) is an opera singer.  Gioconda is the inventor and pioneer of BollywoOPERA style.  She has sung in the Bollywood movie "Prague "in 2013, and she has given her voice for the Bollywood movie "Mary Kom" on the song "Ziddi dil" together with Vishal Dadlani.On 19th May 2017 her song "Itni si baat hai" has been released by the label T-series.  On 20 December 2014 the song "Thodi Daaru" was released featuring Mika Singh.  Gioconda has done live performances as first fusion ever between opera and classical Hindi music with artists of the caliber of Grammy Award winner Sukhwinder Singh, Hari Haran, Gino Banks, Niladri Kumar, Silvaganesha, in festivals and auditoriums like Nehru Centre[20] in Mumbai.  She collaborates with Anup Jalota, and many others.  On 31 March 2016 her international video "We are one" in which she sings and acts together with Anup Jalota for peace in the world has been launched from the Minister of India in Delhi.  She is in the annual book of Italian opera singer for having sung in the first world edition of contemporary opera at "Teatro comunale di Modena", broadcast on Italian state radio RAI.  Gioconda is the first singer in the premiere world ever of the contemporary opera “Lavinia fuggita” by Matteo d’Amico.  She has two degrees in opera singing and musicology from Italian conservatory "Santa Cecilia" and international high school of opera "H.Wolf".  The tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been her teacher, among other opera singers who selected her as one of the best students.  She was selected as best singer at accademia rossiniana in Pesaro and she debuts the role of "Madama cortese" in "il viaggio a Reims" by Rossini with the symphonic orchestra of Rof at Rossini theatre in Pesaro.  She sings again in a Rossini opera at Ercolano international opera season in "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and at teatro Politeama opera season in Lecce.  After Rossini she debuts "Carmen" by Bizet.  Her interpretation of the role "Mimì" in the opera "La Boheme" by Puccini received positive critiques.
  Title: La Gioconda (play)
  Passage: La Gioconda is an 1899 play by the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio.  It was adapted for film three times in the silent era and as a Mexican film in 1951.
citations: Gabriele D'Annunzio La Gioconda (play)