Gino Marinuzzi
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Gino Marinuzzi was an Italian conductor and composer
, particularly associated with Wagner and the Italian repertory.
His son Gino Marinuzzi Jr (born on April 7, 1920, New York City-1996) was also a conductor and composer of music for films.
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 (mostly Wagner operas) and many revivals of rarely performed operas such as Lucrezia Borgia
, La straniera
, Beatrice di Tenda
and L'incoronazione di Poppea
. In 1930 he conducted the world premiere of Ildebrando Pizzetti
's Lo straniero
.
He made guest appearances at the Paris Opéra
, the Royal Opera House
in London, and the Monte Carlo Opera, where he conducted the world premiere of Puccini's La rondine
in 1917. He was artistic director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
from 1919 to 1921, and the Rome 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, with Maria Caniglia
, Galliano Masini
, Carlo Tagliabue
, Ebe Stignani
, Tancredi Pasero
, and Saturno Meletti
.
Orchestral:
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, particularly associated with Wagner and the Italian repertory.
His son Gino Marinuzzi Jr (born on April 7, 1920, New York City-1996) was also a conductor and composer of music for films.
Marinuzzi studied in Palermo, and began his career there as well, conducting the local premieres of Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Straßburg. It was composed between 1857 and 1859 and premiered in Munich on 10 June 1865 with Hans von Bülow conducting...
in 1909, and Parsifal
Parsifal
Parsifal is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. It is loosely based on Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, the 13th century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail, and on Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, the Story of the Grail.Wagner first conceived the work...
in 1914. He then appeared in Rome and Milan, where he conducted several local premieres (mostly Wagner operas) and many revivals of rarely performed operas such as Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia (opera)
Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramma, or opera, in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. Lucrezia Borgia was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan with...
, La straniera
La straniera
La straniera is an opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, based on L'étrangère by Charles-Victor Prévot, vicomte d'Arlincourt...
, Beatrice di Tenda
Beatrice di Tenda
Beatrice di Tenda is a tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by Carlo Tedaldi-Fores...
and L'incoronazione di Poppea
L'incoronazione di Poppea
L'incoronazione di Poppea is an Italian baroque opera comprising a prologue and three acts, first performed in Venice during the 1642–43 carnival season. The music, attributed to Claudio Monteverdi, is a setting of a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello...
. In 1930 he conducted the world premiere of Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti was an Italian composer of classical music.- Biography :Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation of 1880" along with Ottorino Respighi and Gian Francesco Malipiero. They were among the first Italian composers in some time whose primary contributions...
's Lo straniero
Lo straniero
Lo straniero is a dramma lirico or opera in two acts with music and an Italian language libretto by Ildebrando Pizzetti.-Roles:...
.
He made guest appearances at the Paris Opéra
Palais Garnier
The Palais Garnier, , is an elegant 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier...
, the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
in London, and the Monte Carlo Opera, where he conducted the world premiere of Puccini's La rondine
La rondine
La rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami, based on a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert...
in 1917. He was artistic director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1952, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicolà Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma...
from 1919 to 1921, and the Rome 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
La forza del destino
La forza del destino is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino , by Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It was first performed...
from 1941, with Maria Caniglia
Maria Caniglia
Maria Caniglia was one of the leading Italian dramatic sopranos of the 1930s and 1940s.- Life and career :...
, Galliano Masini
Galliano Masini
Galliano Masini was a leading Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the spinto roles of the Italian repertory.Masini was born in Livorno in humble circumstances...
, Carlo Tagliabue
Carlo Tagliabue
Carlo Tagliabue was an Italian baritone.After studies with Leopoldo Gennai and Annibale Guidotti he made his debut in Lodi, Lombardy, in Loreley and Aida. His debuts in Genoa , Torino, La Scala , Rome , and Naples were all in Tristan und Isolde...
, Ebe Stignani
Ebe Stignani
Ebe Stignani was an Italian opera singer, who was pre-eminent in the dramatic mezzo-soprano roles of the Italian repertoire during a stage career of more than thirty years.-Career:...
, Tancredi Pasero
Tancredi Pasero
Tancredi Pasero was an Italian bass who enjoyed a long and distinguished singing career in his native country and abroad.-Career & recordings:...
, and Saturno Meletti
Saturno Meletti
Saturno Meletti was an Italian operatic bass-baritone particularly associated with the standard Italian repertory and contemporary works....
.
Works
Operas:- Barberina (Teatro MassimoTeatro MassimoThe Teatro Massimo Vittorio Emanuele is an opera house and opera company located on the Piazza Verdi in Palermo, Sicily. It was dedicated to King Victor Emanuel II....
, Palermo, 1903), - Jacquerie (Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, 1918)
- Palla de' Mozzi (La ScalaLa ScalaLa Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
, Milan, 1932).
Orchestral:
- Sinfonia in A. Sicania. Preludio & Preghiera
Sources
- Le guide de l'opéra, R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), ISBN 2-213-01563-6