Italo Brancucci
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Italo Brancucci was an Italian composer
and singing teacher. He taught at the Parma Conservatory for many years. Several of his pupils went on to have major opera
careers, including Luigi Infantino
, Rinaldo Pelizzoni, Elvina Ramella, Ferruccio Tagliavini
, and Renata Tebaldi
. As a composer he is best known for his opera Fiorella which premiered at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste
on 30 December 1936. It was subsequently performed at a number of other Italian opera houses during the late 1930s, including at the Teatro Regio in Parma
on 15 February 1938 with Rina Corsi in the title role and Franco Lo Giudice
as Eugenio Beauharnais.
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...
and singing teacher. He taught at the Parma Conservatory for many years. Several of his pupils went on to have major opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
careers, including Luigi Infantino
Luigi Infantino
Luigi Infantino was an Italian operatic tenor, particularly associated with the lyric Italian and French repertories.Luigi Infantino studied at the Parma Conservatory with Italo Brancucci...
, Rinaldo Pelizzoni, Elvina Ramella, Ferruccio Tagliavini
Ferruccio Tagliavini
Ferruccio Tagliavini was an Italian operatic tenor mainly active in the 1940s and 1950s...
, and Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi
Renata Tebaldi was an Italian lirico-spinto soprano popular in the post-war period...
. As a composer he is best known for his opera Fiorella which premiered at the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
on 30 December 1936. It was subsequently performed at a number of other Italian opera houses during the late 1930s, including at the Teatro Regio in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
on 15 February 1938 with Rina Corsi in the title role and Franco Lo Giudice
Franco Lo Giudice
Franco Lo Giudice was an Italian tenor who had a successful international opera career during the first half of the twentieth century. He was an important exponent of the works of Riccardo Zandonai, notably starring in the world premieres of his operas I cavalieri di Ekebù and Giuliano...
as Eugenio Beauharnais.