Lola Castegnaro was a Costa Rican conductor, composer and music educator. She was born in San José, Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica

San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

, and studied music with her father, Italian-born composer Alvise Castegnaro. She continued her studies at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan

Milan

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 and the Academia Filarmonica in Bologna

Bologna

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. After completing her studies, she returned to Costa Rica in 1941 where she arranged for radio broadcasts of her work and conducted opera. She later moved to Mexico

Mexico

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 and took a teaching position at the Academia de Canto de Fanny Anitua

Fanny Anitùa

Fanny Anitúa was a renowned Mexican contralto opera singer.-History:Anitùa initially studied singing in her native city, moving afterward to Mexico City, and later to Rome. She debuted at Teatro Nazionale in Rome in 1910, singing the role of Orfeo from the eponymous Christoph Willibald Gluck opera...

. She died in Mexico City

Mexico City

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Works

Castegnaro was noted for songs. Selected works include:

• Mirka, operetta
• Sueño de amor
• La casita
• Panis angelicus
• Ojos perversos
• Lasciate amare