- Gino Marinuzzi
Gino Marinuzzi (
March 24 ,1882 ,Palermo -August 17 ,1945 ,Milan ) was an Italian conductor andcomposer , particularly associated withWagner and the Italian repertory.Marinuzzi studied in Palermo, and began his career there as well, conducting the local premieres of "
Tristan und Isolde " in 1909, and "Parsifal " in 1914. He then appeared in Rome and Milan, where he conducted several local premieres (mostlyWagner operas) and many revivals of rarely performed operas such as "Lucrezia Borgia", "La straniera ", "Beatrice di Tenda " and "L'incoronazione di Poppea ".He made guest appearances at the
Paris Opera , theRoyal Opera House in London, and theMonte Carlo Opera , where he conducted the world premiere ofPuccini 's "La rondine " in 1917. He was artistic director of theLyric Opera of Chicago from 1919 to 1921, and theRome Opera from 1928 to 1934.He was reputed for his "grand style" inherited from the post-romantic tradition.
He left a noted recording of "
La forza del destino " from 1941, withMaria Caniglia ,Galliano Masini ,Carlo Tagliabue ,Ebe Stignani ,Tancredi Pasero , andSaturno Meletti .He composed three operas: "Barberina" (
Teatro Massimo , Palermo, 1903), "Jacquerie" (Teatro Colon , Buenos Aires, 1918), and "Palla de' Mozzi" (La Scala , Milan, 1932).His son Gino Marinuzzi Jr (born on
April 7 ,1920 ,New York City ) was also a conductor and composer. He wrote notably music for films (see below).ources
*"Le guide de l'opéra", R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563-6
External links
[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0547911/ Gino Marinuzzi Jr]
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