Giuseppe Patanè, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian conductor
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Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
About Giuseppe Patanè
- Giuseppe Patanè (1 January 1932 – 29 May 1989) was an Italian opera conductor. He was born in Naples, the son of the conductor Franco Patanè (1908–1968), and studied in his native city.
- He made his debut there in 1951.
- He was principal conductor at the Linz opera in 1961-62.
- He subsequently was chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra from 1985 to 1989. Patanè collapsed suddenly from a heart attack while conducting a performance of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, on 29 May 1989.
- He was taken to hospital where he died.
- He and his wife Rita, from whom he was separated at the time of his death, had two daughters.
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