Rodolfo Ferrari
Rodolfo Ferrari (1864 – January 10, 1919) was an Italian conductor.Born in Staggia, near San Prospero, Province of Modena, Ferrari studied music initially with his father, an amateur musician, then continued under Alessandro Busi at the Conservatory (Liceo Musicale) in Bologna, graduating in composition in 1882.
Ferrari appeared in the most important Italian and foreign theaters, conducting both operas and symphonic music, and was particularly attracted by the operas of Richard Wagner.
Among the world premières directed by Ferrari, those of ''L'amico Fritz'' (Rome, 1891) and ''Silvano'' (Milan, 1895) by Pietro Mascagni, ''Andrea Chénier'' (Milan, 1896) and ''Regina Diaz'' (Naples, 1894) by Umberto Giordano, ''La Tilda'' by Francesco Cilea (Florence, 1892), ''I Medici'' by Ruggero Leoncavallo (Milan, 1893), ''La colonia libera'' by Pietro Floridia (Rome, 1899), ''Ondina'' by Giovanni Bucceri (Naples, 1917) and ''Villa Clermont'' by Daniele Napoletano (Naples, 1918).
Ferrari was the conductor of the first Italian performances of ''Manon'' by Jules Massenet (Milan, 1894) and ''Parsifal'' (Bologna, 1914). During the season 1917–1918 he conducted several Italian operas at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
Ferrari married the harpist Cleopatra Serato. He died in Rome and was buried in the cemetery of the Certosa di Bologna. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Luca Santi, Davide Golinelli, Andrea Tampieri, Gabriele Farina, Manfredi Greco, Simona Rosa, Michelle Beleffi, Bianca Biavati, Francesca Campinoti, Stefania Guerrini, Rodolfo Ferrari, Paola Rucci, Maria Pia Fantini, Fabrizio GiostraGet full text
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