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Umberto Giordano (August 28, 1867 - November 12, 1948) was a composer, in the main of opera. He was innate inside Foggia in Italy and studied under Paolo Serrao at the Conservatory of Naples. His number 1 opera Marina, was written for an academic competition, when which come Mala Vita, a gritty verismo operthe concerning the laborer world health organization vows to reform a woman of the street in case he is cured of his t.b.. This stimulated something of the scandal once performed at Rome in 1892. Giordano tried the other romanticist approach by owning his next opera, Regina Diaz (1894), however this was likewise a failure, taken off the stage when only 2 performances. Giordano so moved to Milan, and returned to verismo by owning his right-known act, Andrea Chénier (1896), based on a life of the French poet, André Chénier. Fedora (1898) was also the profits, & is however performed in todays world. His late works come very much less easily known, however now and then revived.
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Giordano, Umberto (1867 - 1948) Brief life and summary of his operas with recommended recordings. Giordano, Umberto (1867 - 1948), Italy Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. Umberto Giordano Arizona Opera biography includes synopsis of Andrea Chénier with link to listing of operatic videos for sale. Giordano, Umberto Biography noting his move into operatic composition, successes and failures, and major influences from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Umberto Giordano (1867-1948) Song listing with the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music. Umberto Giordano Filmography linked to movies using or based on his compositions from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Umberto Giordano Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary article with life, list of operatic works, and libretto of the opera Andrea Chenier. |
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