Arturo Berutti
Arturo Berutti (born March 14, 1858 in San Juan , † January 3, 1938 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine composer .
Berutti studied in Buenos Aires Law . A scholarship because of his musical talent gave him the opportunity in 1884 to go to Europe to study music. He began his training at the Conservatory in Leipzig with Carl Reinecke and Salomon Jadassohn and continued in Paris in 1889 and in Milan in 1890 . Here he was decisively influenced by the Italian opera . After returning to his homeland in 1896, he continued his operatic work, which he had already begun in Europe, using libretti with South American themes. He became the most important Argentine opera composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The lasting Italian influence in his works, however, prevented their permanent stage presence in Argentina, they were completely displaced over the years by "national" operas, which were indebted to the folklore of his homeland.
Works
- Vendetta , Opera, 1892
- Evangelina , opera based on the novel by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , 1893
- Tarass Bulba , opera based on the novel by Nikolai Gogol , 1895
- Pampa , opera after Juan Moreira by Eduardo Gutiérrez , 1897
- Yupanki , opera after Vicente Fidel López , 1899
- Khrysé , opera based on the novel Aphrodite by Pierre Louÿs , 1902
- Horrida nox , opera, 1908
- Gli eroi , opera based on Vicente Fidel López , 1919
literature
- Juan María Veniard: Arturo Berutti. Un argentino en el mundo de la ópera , Instituto Nacional de Musicología "Carlos Vega", Buenos Aires 1988, ISBN 95-0972-604-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ In many sources, however, March 27, 1862 is given as the date of birth.
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SURNAME | Berutti, Arturo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine opera composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1858 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Juan |
DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 1938 |
Place of death | Buenos Aires |