Franco Caracciolo
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Franco Caracciolo was an Italian conductor. He studied piano and composing at the Conservatoire of S. Pietro a Majella in Naples
, and conducting at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome
. He toured widely as a concert and opera conductor, was leading conductor of the Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples from 1949–1964 and became the permanent conductor of the Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra of Radiotelevisione Italiana.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, and conducting at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He toured widely as a concert and opera conductor, was leading conductor of the Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples from 1949–1964 and became the permanent conductor of the Sinfonica di Milano Orchestra of Radiotelevisione Italiana.