Carlo Adolfo Cantù
Encyclopedia
Carlo Adolfo Cantù was an Italian
composer
. He studied music composition at the Turin Conservatory with Giovanni Bolzoni and is best known for his opera
Ettore Fieramosca which premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1921.
Italy
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He studied music composition at the Turin Conservatory with Giovanni Bolzoni and is best known for his opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Ettore Fieramosca which premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1921.
Source
- La musica italiana nel Novecento by Roberto Zanetti, page 142