Anton Coppola
Anton Coppola (born March 21, 1917 in New York City ; † March 9, 2020 there ) was an American musician and composer .
life and career
Anton Coppola belonged to the actor dynasty of the Coppolas ; he was the brother of Carmine Coppola , who in turn is the father of Francis Ford Coppola .
He was a conductor on Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and made a brief guest appearance in The Godfather - Part III . In it he can be seen as a conductor in a film scene called " Cavalleria Rusticana " because this opera is being performed there.
Since 1950 he was married to the former ballet dancer and teacher Almerinda Drago. He has a daughter from his first marriage and a son and a daughter from his second marriage.
Awards
In 1963 he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Composer and Musical -Director for the Broadway -Stück Bravo Giovanni nominated.
List of works (incomplete)
Broadway performances
- 1952 New Faces of 1952, premiered May 16, 1952
- 1954-1955 The Boy Friend
- 1962 Bravo Giovanni , premiered May 19, 1962
- 1962–1964 Rugantino , premiered December 15, 1962
Discography
- New Faces of 1952 , LP, original recording from Broadway
- Rugantino , LP, original Broadway recording from 1964
- The Boy Friend CD, original recording from 1954
- Bravo Giovanni , CD, original Broadway recording from 1962
Opera
- Sacco and Vanzetti
Web links
- Works by and about Anton Coppola in the catalog of the German National Library
- Anton Coppola in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anton Coppola, Artistic Director / Conductor. Opera Tampa, archived from the original on September 1, 2004 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jay Cridlin: Anton Coppola, Opera Tampa's founding 'Maestro,' dies at 102. In: tampabay.com . March 10, 2020, accessed on March 10, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coppola, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2020 |
| Place of death | New York City |