Felice Lattuada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Felice Lattuada

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1882

Place of Birth: Morimondo, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1962

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Felice Lattuada

  • Felice Lattuada (Italian pronunciation: [fe'li?t?e lattu'a?da, - lat'twa?da]; 5 February 1882 - 2 November 1962) was an Italian composer. Lattuada was born at Caselle di Morimondo, near Milan.
  • In his early adulthood he worked as a school teacher and was a self-taught amateur composer.
  • That changed when he entered the Milan Conservatory in 1907.
  • He studied composition there under V.
  • Ferroni for five years, graduating in 1912.
  • Among his works are several orchestral and chamber music pieces written in a strongly lyrical and expressive character derived from the late-Romantic tradition.
  • He also wrote several works for the stage including Don Giovanni, which won the Concorso Nazionale della Pubblica Istruzione in 1928.
  • Lattuada was director of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan from 1935 to 1962.
  • His son Alberto Lattuada (1914-2005) was a well-known film director, and the two collaborated on several projects during the 1940s.
  • Lattuada's film scores were often more traditional in nature as opposed to his son's more innovative approach to film direction. He died in Milan in 1962.

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