father (1900–1954) Pasquale Iantoschi, sindaco della Città (1962 al 1967) Musicians and singers Luigi Capotorti, composer and maestro di cappella, who spent his final years in San Severo and died there in 1842 Franco Cassano, musician (1922) del Re Ferdinand composer and band director (1839–1887) Rosanna Fratello, pop singer (1950) Dante Morlino, composer (1909-1978) Luca Sardella, pop singer and television presenter (1956) Matteo Sassano, opera singer (1667–1737) Sports Luigi Castiglione, boxer (1967) Carmen Fiano, ultramarathoner (1968) Walter Magnifico, basketball player (1961) Michele Pazienza, soccer player (1982) Alessandro Potenza, basketball player (1984) Bishops Anthony, Bishop of Lucera in the fourteenth century Sparano, Bishop of Venafro from 1306 to 1326 Giacomo Bruno, Bishop of Dragonara in the sixteenth century Germanico Malaspina, Nuncio and Bishop of San Severo from 1583 to 1603 Francesco Antonio Sacchetti, Bishop of San Severo in 1635, and of Troy after 1650 Francesco Antonio Giannone, Bishop of Boiano from 1685 to 1707 Carlo de Ambrosio, Bishop of Larino from 1775 to 1785 Economy Agriculture and typical products San Severo is at the forefront in the world for the production and marketing of wine, but also produces large quantities of high quality grain, grapes, and olives. Large agricultural resources have generated a lively system of small and medium-sized industrial products grown and exported to international markets. In 1968 the Sanseveresi wine became the first in Apulia to obtain the Designation of Origin Control. The varieties are white San Severo, San Severo sparkling white, red, and Rosé San Severo. San Severo is also noted for its production of Peranzana (Dauno) olives, which have received the Protected Designation of Origin designation (PDO). The Vase Sanseveresi is a centuries-old traditional method of pruning olive trees like inverted cones, with the focus on horizontal rather than height-based arrangement. Transport San Severo railway station is a relatively important station of the Adriatic railway, and is the western terminus of the San Severo–Peschici line. The town is served by the A14 motorway Bologna-Taranto at the homonymous exit, and is crossed by the national highways SS16, SS89 and SS272. Sports San Severo is home to several different sports teams. There are two basketball teams, currently active and playing on the parquet floor of Palasport "Falcone e Borsellino" (4000 seats). The Basketball Association, founded in 1966, boasts a notable list of players of the past, including the pivot Walter Magnifico. Its colors are yellow and black, but for