Italian pronunciation for "Alessa":Ah-Leyhs-Sah"A" is as in "Father." The "E" in "Le" is very similar to "Hey" (minus the "H"). Both "SS"s must be pronounced-- which is most easily accomplished by placing extra emphasis on the letter before ("E"), and following smoothly through, lingering, until rounding it off the the second "A" (pronounced as the first). [noted -ed]
Ah-Leyhs-Sah
"A" is as in "Father." The "E" in "Le" is very similar to "Hey" (minus the "H"). Both "SS"s must be pronounced-- which is most easily accomplished by placing extra emphasis on the letter before ("E"), and following smoothly through, lingering, until rounding it off the the second "A" (pronounced as the first). [noted -ed]