Luigi Ricci-Stolz
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Luigi Ricci-Stolz was an Italian musician and composer.
He was born as Luigino Ricci in Trieste
to composer Luigi Ricci and opera singer Francesca Stolz (1826-1900?), the elder sister of Teresa Stolz
. At the time Luigi Ricci was married to Ludmila Stolz (1826–1910), the identical twin sister of Francesca. Ricci-Stolz's uncle, Federico Ricci
, was also a composer.
He inherited the estate of his aunt Teresa Stolz, and changed his name to Ricci-Stolz.
Ricci-Stolz was a conductor and composer. In addition to church music, songs and a string quartet, he also published a number of operas.
He died in Milan
, aged 54.
He was born as Luigino Ricci 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...
to composer Luigi Ricci and opera singer Francesca Stolz (1826-1900?), the elder sister of Teresa Stolz
Teresa Stolz
Teresa Stolz was a Bohemian soprano, long resident in Italy, who was associated with significant premieres of the works of Giuseppe Verdi, and may have been his mistress...
. At the time Luigi Ricci was married to Ludmila Stolz (1826–1910), the identical twin sister of Francesca. Ricci-Stolz's uncle, Federico Ricci
Federico Ricci
Federico Ricci , was an Italian composer, particularly of operas.Born in Naples, he was the younger brother of Luigi Ricci, with whom he collaborated on several works....
, was also a composer.
He inherited the estate of his aunt Teresa Stolz, and changed his name to Ricci-Stolz.
Ricci-Stolz was a conductor and composer. In addition to church music, songs and a string quartet, he also published a number of operas.
He died in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, aged 54.
Operas
- Frosina – GenoaGenoaGenoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, 1870 - Cola di Rienzo – VeniceVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, 1880 - Un curioso accidente – Venice, 1880
- Donna Ines – PiacenzaPiacenzaPiacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
, 1885 - La coda del diavolo – TurinTurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, 1885 - Don Chisciotte (after Miguel de CervantesMiguel de CervantesMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, considered the first modern novel, is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written...
's Don Quixote) – Venice, 1887 - Il frutto proibito – BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 1888 - Roma intangibile