Lodovico Rocca
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Lodovico Rocca was an Italian composer.
A pupil of Giacomo Orefice
, his operas, written in late verismo
style, met with some success in Italy but have been little performed elsewhere. They include; Morte di Frine, In Terra di Leggenda, Il Dibuk, his most successful work, Monte Ivnor, and L'Uragano.
He was director of the Turin Conservatory from 1940 until 1966.
A pupil of Giacomo Orefice
Giacomo Orefice
Giacomo Orefice was an Italian composer.He was born in Vicenza. He studied under Busi and Mancinelli at the Liceo Bologna, and later became professor of composition at the Milan Conservatory...
, his operas, written in late verismo
Verismo
Verismo was an Italian literary movement which peaked between approximately 1875 and the early 1900s....
style, met with some success in Italy but have been little performed elsewhere. They include; Morte di Frine, In Terra di Leggenda, Il Dibuk, his most successful work, Monte Ivnor, and L'Uragano.
He was director of the Turin Conservatory from 1940 until 1966.
Sources
- The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, (Wings Books, 1993) ISBN 0-517-09156-9