Antonio Buzzolla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Buzzolla

Italian composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1815

Place of Birth: Adria, Veneto, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1871

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Antonio Buzzolla (2 March 1815 – 20 March 1871) was an Italian composer and conductor.
A native of Adria, he studied in Venice, and later worked with Gaetano Donizetti and Saverio Mercadante.
He composed five operas, but was better known in his lifetime for ariettas and canzonettas in the Venetian dialect.
Beginning in 1855 he served as the maestro di cappella of the Cappella Marciana at St Mark's Basilica in Venice.
Buzzolla was one of the composers invited by Giuseppe Verdi to contribute to the Messa per Rossini; he composed the opening movement, the Requiem e Kyrie.
He died in Venice in 1871.