Giuseppe Cesare Gaetano Molla (1845 – 1888) was an Italian

Italy

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 impresario

Impresario

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, conductor

Conducting

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, pianist

Pianist

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, and opera director. Born in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

, he first came to prominence as the chorus-master at La Scala

La Scala

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. After touring with the opera company to Russia

Russia

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 in 1863, he settled in Taganrog

Taganrog

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 where he became director of the Taganrog Theatre

Taganrog Theatre

The Taganrog Drama Theater named after Anton Chekhov and decorated with Order of Honor was established in 1827 by governor Alexander Dunaev. The theater was subsidized by the Taganrog's City Council since 1828, and its first director was Alexander Gor...

. He became the center of the town's music life for the next 31 years, notably organizing a new and highly successful symphony orchestra for the city. Among his admirers was a young Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...

. Gaetano Molla died in Taganrog.

External links

• Theater on the official web site of Taganrog City