Michele Novaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Michele Novaro

Italian songwriter

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1818

Place of Birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1885

Profession: composer, conductor, singer, opera singer, musicologist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Michele Novaro (Italian pronunciation: [mi'k??le no'va?ro]; 23 December 1818 – 20 October 1885) was an Italian composer.
Novaro was born on 23 December 1818 in Genoa, where he studied composition and singing.
Novaro is mostly known as the composer of the music of the Italian national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani (lyrics by Goffredo Mameli), better known in Italy as Inno di Mameli (Mameli's Hymn).Novaro was a convinced liberal and offered his compositional talents to the unification cause without deriving any personal benefits.
He died poor on 20 October 1885, after a life riddled with financial and health difficulties.
He was buried at the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa.