Giuseppe Gallignani
Giuseppe Gallignani (born January 9, 1851 in Faenza , † December 14, 1923 in Milan ) was an Italian composer and music teacher.
Life
Gallignani was Kapellmeister at the Milan Cathedral from 1891 . In 1891, on Verdi's recommendation, he succeeded Arrigo Boito as director of the Parma Conservatory. In 1897 he was appointed director of the Milan Conservatory. After his refusal to join the fascist party or to relinquish the leadership of the conservatory, he was recalled because of alleged irregularities in the leadership and committed suicide . In addition to seven operas, five of which were performed, Gallignani composed mainly church music.
Operas
- Il sindaco cavaliere , Opera buffa, 1870
- Il grillo del focolare , Opera semiseria, 1873
- Atala (libretto: Emilio Praga ), Dramma lirico, 1876
- Nestorio (Libretto: Giuseppe Gallignani and Fulvio Fulgonio ), Dramma lirico, 1888
- Lucia di Settefonti (Libretto: Corrado Ricci ), Leggenda sacra, 1897
- In alto , Azione lirica, 1921
swell
- Marcello Conati, Julian Budden and Richard Stokes (eds.): Encounters with Verdi Verlag Cornell University Press, 1986 ISBN 0801494303 , p. 316
- Marcello Conati, Mario Medici and William Weaver (eds.): The Verdi-Boito correspondence , University of Chicago Press, 1994, ISBN 0226853047 , p. 186
- Operon - Giuseppe Gallignani
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallignani, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1851 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Faenza |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1923 |
| Place of death | Milan |