Eugenio Cavallini was an Italian conductor

Conducting

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, composer

Composer

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, violin

Violin

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ist, and violist

Viola

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. In 1833 he became first violinist of the orchestra at La Scala

La Scala

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, a post he held through 1855. He also served as a conductor at La Scala, notably leading the world premieres of Gaetano Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti

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's Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia (opera)

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(1833), Donizetti's Gemma di Vergy

Gemma di Vergy

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(1834), Donizetti's Maria Stuarda

Maria Stuarda

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(1835), Saverio Mercadante

Saverio Mercadante

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's Il giuramento

Il giuramento

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(1837), Mercadante's Il bravo (1839), Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

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's Oberto

Oberto (opera)

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(1839), Verdi's Un giorno di regno

Un giorno di regno

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(1840), Donizetti's Maria Padilla

Maria Padilla

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(1841), Verdi's Nabucco

Nabucco

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(1842), Verdi's I Lombardi alla prima crociata

I Lombardi alla prima crociata

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(1843), Verdi's Giovanna d'Arco

Giovanna d'Arco

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(1845), Federico Ricci

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's Estella di Murcia (1846), and Domenico Ronzani's Salvator Rosa (1854).

At La Scala Cavallini also conducted performances of Vincenzo Bellini

Vincenzo Bellini

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's La sonnambula

La sonnambula

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(1834), Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore

L'elisir d'amore

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(1834), Bellini's I puritani

I puritani

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(1835), Daniel Auber

Daniel Auber

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's La muette de Portici

La muette de Portici

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(1838), Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia di Lammermoor

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(1839), Donizetti's La fille du régiment

La fille du régiment

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(1840), Donizetti's Don Pasquale

Don Pasquale

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(1843), Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix

Linda di Chamounix

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(1844), Verdi's Ernani

Ernani

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(1844), Verdi's Attila (1846), Verdi's Jérusalem

Jérusalem

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(1850), Verdi's Rigoletto

Rigoletto

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(1853), Verdi's Il trovatore

Il trovatore

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(1853), Giacomo Meyerbeer

Giacomo Meyerbeer

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's Les Huguenots

Les Huguenots

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(1854), Donizetti's Maria di Rohan

Maria di Rohan

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(1855), Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville

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(1855), Errico Petrella

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's Marco Visconti (1855), and Rossini's Otello

Otello (Rossini)

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(1855).

Selected works

• Divertimento in G major for viola solo and string quartet (or string orchestra) (1829)
• Guida per lo studio della viola (Viola Method), Book II: 24 Studi in tuoni minori (24 Studies in Minor Keys) for viola solo (c.1845)
• Guida per lo studio della viola (Viola Method), Book III: Concert Pieces for viola and piano (c.1845)

1. Fantasia
2. Souvenir
3. Fantasia originale (a.k.a. Fantasia) for viola and piano (or 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass)
4. Tema con Variazioni
5. Polacca
6. Fantasia originale
7. Tema Variato (Theme and Variations) in E major
8. Adagio Variato dell'Opera Poliuto
9. Serenata
   • Riminiscenze di Santa Cristina, Fantasy for solo viola, 2 violas, 2 cellos and double bass