Franco Vittadini
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Franco Vittadini (9 April 1884 in Pavia – 30 November 1948 in Pavia) was an Italian composer and conductor. As a composer he is mostly known for his operas and sacred music.
Born in Pavia, he began his musical studies in 1903 at the Milan Conservatory, but left prematurely because of a disagreement with the director, Giuseppe Gallignani. For a short period he was maestro di cappella and organist in Varese, thereafter spending the rest of his life in Pavia where he was the director of the Istituto Musicale from 1924 until his death.
As a stage composer, Vittadini found his greatest success with the opera
Vittadini received attention outside the theater for his religious works. He wrote numerous
Operas
- Il mare di Tiberiade (1914)
- Anima Allegra (1918–19)
- Nazareth (1925)
- La Sagredo (1930)
- Il natale di Gesù (1933)
- Caracciolo (1938)
- Fiammetta e l'avaro (1942)
Sources
- Opera Glass
- John C.G. Waterhouse. The ISBN 1-56159-228-5
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