Franco Vittadini [SEP] place of birth
Franco Vittadini
Franco Vittadini (9 April 1884 in Pavia – 30 November 1948 in Pavia) was an Italian composer and conductor. As a composer he is mostly known for his operas and sacred music.
Born in Pavia, he began his musical studies in 1903 at the Milan Conservatory, but left prematurely because of a disagreement with the director, Giuseppe Gallignani. For a short period he was maestro di cappella and organist in Varese, thereafter spending the rest of his life in Pavia where he was the director of the
- Großstadt Weihnacht (Christmas in the Metropolis, a radio opera composed by Werner Egk to a libretto by Robert Seitz was first broadcast in 1931.
- Magyar karácsony (Hungarian Christmas), an opera in one act composed by Jenő Ádám to a libretto by Klára Tüdös, premiered on 22 December 1931 at the Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest.
- Il natale di Gesù (The Birth of Jesus), composed by Franco Vittadini to a libretto by Angiolo Silvio Novaro, premiered on 20 December 1933 at the