Salvatore Allegra
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Salvatore Allegra was an Italian
composer.
Allegra was born in Palermo
. He composed a number of operetta
s in the 1920s, including Il gatto in cantina (1930), which is still performed sometimes, passing then to opera
s, such as the dark "verista
" drama Ave Maria, which was first staged at La Scala
in 1934, which was followed by I Viandanti (1936), Il Medico suo malgrado (1938) and Romulus (1952).
He completed and edited some last works of the late Ruggero Leoncavallo
, including the one-act opera Edipo Re (1920) and the operetta Le maschere nude (1925).
After the war he composed a number of musical scores
for films, among which Amori e veleni (1950) with Amedeo Nazzari and directed by Giorgio Simonelli. He died in Florence
.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
composer.
Allegra was born in Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
. He composed a number of operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
s in the 1920s, including Il gatto in cantina (1930), which is still performed sometimes, passing then to 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...
s, such as the dark "verista
Verismo
Verismo was an Italian literary movement which peaked between approximately 1875 and the early 1900s....
" drama Ave Maria, which was first staged at La Scala
La Scala
La 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...
in 1934, which was followed by I Viandanti (1936), Il Medico suo malgrado (1938) and Romulus (1952).
He completed and edited some last works of the late Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo was an Italian opera composer. His two-act work Pagliacci remains one of the most popular works in the repertory, appearing as number 20 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.-Biography:...
, including the one-act opera Edipo Re (1920) and the operetta Le maschere nude (1925).
After the war he composed a number of musical scores
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...
for films, among which Amori e veleni (1950) with Amedeo Nazzari and directed by Giorgio Simonelli. He died in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
.