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Gianandrea Gavazzeni (25 July 1909 – 5 February 1996) was an Italian pianist, conductor (especially of opera), composer and musicologist.

Gavazzeni was born in Bergamo. For almost 50 years, starting from 1948, he was principal conductor at La Scala, Milan, in 1966–68 being its music and artistic director.

He had his Metropolitan Opera debut on 11 October 1976. He conducted eight performances of Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore that year at the Met.[1]

His compositions include: concertos such as 'Concerto bergamasco'; 'The Song of St Alexander'; and sonatas.

His last wife was the soprano Denia Mazzola-Gavazzeni.[2] In January 1993, at age 83, he conducted Jules Massenet's Esclarmonde at Teatro Massimo di Palermo, with his wife singing the title role. It was the first time he had conducted this opera.[3]

Gianandrea Gavazzeni died on 5 February 1996.

References

• Biography of Gianandrea Gavazzeni
• New York Times, Gavazzeni's death announcement

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[de] Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Gianandrea Gavazzeni (* 25. Juli 1909 in Bergamo; † 5. Februar 1996 ebenda) war ein italienischer Dirigent, Komponist und Musikwissenschaftler.

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- [en] Gianandrea Gavazzeni

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[es] Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Bérgamo, 25 de julio de 1909 - Ib., 5 de febrero de 1996) fue un director de orquesta, compositor, musicólogo y ensayista italiano. Se especializó en la interpretación de óperas, distinguiéndose por su labor de redescubrimiento y revalorización de obras olvidadas de autores como Donizetti o Rossini. Estuvo muy vinculado al Teatro de La Scala de Milán, donde dirigió regularmente durante toda la segunda mitad del siglo XX.

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[ru] Гаваццени, Джанандреа

Джанандре́а Гавацце́ни, также Гавадзе́ни[4] (итал. Gianandrea Gavazzeni; 25 июля 1909, Бергамо, Италия — 5 февраля 1996, Бергамо) — итальянский дирижёр, пианист, композитор, музыкальный критик, писатель.

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