1905 ca, USA : The celebrated italian music conductor CLEOFONTE CAMPANINI ( Parma , 1860 - Chicago , 1919 ). Born in Parma, Campanini studied music at that city's conservatory, making his debut with a performance of " Carmen " by Bizet , also in Parma, in 1883. That year he was invited to New York City during the inaugural season of the Metropolitan Opera, and was offered a position as assistant conductor with the company. Five years later he returned to the United States to lead the American premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello at the Academy of Music. Desdemona was sung by Eva Tetrazzini ,
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1905 ca, USA : The celebrated italian music conductor CLEOFONTE CAMPANINI ( Parma , 1860 - Chicago , 1919 ). Born in Parma, Campanini studied music at that city's conservatory, making his debut with a performance of " Carmen " by Bizet , also in Parma, in 1883. That year he was invited to New York City during the inaugural season of the Metropolitan Opera, and was offered a position as assistant conductor with the company. Five years later he returned to the United States to lead the American premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Otello at the Academy of Music. Desdemona was sung by Eva Tetrazzini , who Campanini had married in 1887 .Campanini conducted at La Scala for three years, where he conducted the premiere of Puccini's Madama Butterfly in 1904.- DIRETTORE d' orchestra - MUSICISTA - OPERA LIRICA - MUSICA CLASSICA - classical - baffi - moustache - collar - colletto - astrakan - fur - pelliccia - --- Archivio GBB