Renzo Rossellini (composer)
Renzo Rossellini (born February 2, 1908 in Rome , † May 13, 1982 in Monte Carlo , Monaco ) was an Italian composer , musician and musicologist .
Life
Rossellini studied composition in Rome and conducting with Bernardino Molinari . In 1933 he was appointed director of the Liceo Musicale Giovanni Baptista Pergolesi in Varese , in 1940 he became a teacher of composition in Rome, and in 1970 he was finally director of the Monte Carlo Opera . In addition to his active musical activity, Rossellini also worked as a music critic for the daily newspaper Il Messaggero .
His brother was the film director and composer Roberto Rossellini , his niece the actress Isabella Rossellini . For Roberto Rossellini he wrote the score for numerous films, including Rome, Open City , Paisà , Stromboli and Reise in Italien .
Works
Rossellini wrote numerous ballets, oratorios, cantatas, four operas ( La Guerra (1956), Il vortice (1958), Uno sguardo dal ponte (1961), L'Annonce faite à Marie (1970)), symphonies as well as chamber music, songs and film scores .
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Il signor Max - Director: Mario Camerini
- 1941: Princess Cschenbrödel (Cenerentola e il signor Bonaventura) - directed by Sergio Tofano
- 1941: Teresa Venerdì - Director: Vittorio De Sica
- 1941: La nave bianca - Director: Francesco De Robertis
- 1941: Un pilota ritorna - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1943: I bambini ci guardano - Director: Vittorio De Sica
- 1945: Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1946: Paisà - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1948: The Charterhouse of Parma (La Chartreuse de Parme) - Director: Christian-Jaque
- 1948: Germany in the year zero (Germania anno zero) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1948: Amore - Director: Roberto Rossellini (The episodes: Una voce umana ("The human voice") and Il miracolo ("The miracle"))
- 1949: Stromboli (Stromboli terra di Dio) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1950: Francis, the juggler of God (Francesco, giullare di Dio) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1950: land of longing
- 1951: Shadows over Naples - Director: Marino Girolami , Hans Wolff
- 1952: Europa '51 - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1953: Napoletani a Milano - Director: Eduardo De Filippo
- 1953: Journey in Italy (Viaggio in Italia) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1954: Orientexpress (Orient Express) - Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
- 1954: Fear (La paura) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1959: The False General (Il generale Della Rovere) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1959: The Legions of Caesar (Le legioni di Cleopatra)
- 1960: It was night in Rome (Era notte a Roma) - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1961: Viva l'Italia! - Director: Roberto Rossellini
- 1961: The Fearless Rebel (Vanina Vanini)
Movie
- In 1996 the German director Georg Brintrup shot the music film Ein Sonnenstrahl about the life and work of Renzo Rossellini and his collaboration with his brother Roberto (production: Brintrup-Filmproduktion, WDR , HR , RAI ).
Web links
- Renzo Rossellini in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ein Sonnenstrahl (1996) on Georg Brintrup's website, accessed December 25, 2015
- ↑ Raggio di sole (A ray of sunshine) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossellini, Renzo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer, musician and musicologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1982 |
| Place of death | Monte Carlo , Monaco |