Virgilio Ranzato
Virgilio Ranzato (born May 7, 1883 in Venice , † April 20, 1937 in Como ) was an Italian composer .
Virgilio Ranzato initially embarked on a career as a violinist at the Conservatories of Venice and Milan , later he also studied composition. At first he worked primarily as a chamber musician and conductor . From around 1910 he devoted himself mainly to composing and wrote an opera (Campane di guerra , 1933 Milan) almost exclusively operettas , two of which became extremely famous and whose songs are still hits in Italy today.
Works
- Il paese dei campanelli (The Land of Bells), Milan 1923
- Cin-Ci-Là, Milan 1925
literature
- Volker Klotz : Operetta. Portrait and manual of an unheard-of art . Piper, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-492-03040-8
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| SURNAME | Ranzato, Virgilio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1937 |
| Place of death | Como |