Lola Castegnaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lola Castegnaro

Costa Rican composer

Date of Birth: 16-May-1900

Place of Birth: San José, San José Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1979

Profession: composer, conductor, music pedagogue

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lola Castegnaro (16 May 1900 – September 1979) was a Costa Rican conductor, composer and music educator.
She was born in San José, Costa Rica, and studied music with her father, Italian-born composer Alvise Castegnaro.
She continued her studies at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan and the Academia Filarmonica in Bologna.
After completing her studies, she returned to Costa Rica in 1941 where she arranged for radio broadcasts of her work and conducted opera.
She later moved to Mexico and took a teaching position at the Academia de Canto de Fanny Anitùa.
She died in Mexico City.