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Italian composer (1866-1950)

Person · Open Library

Born
1866
Died
1950
Works
22

Top works

  • Adriʼanah Laḳovrer--Frants'esḳo Ts'ileʼah
  • Lettere a Francesco Cilea, 1878-1910
  • L'Arlesiana
  • Adriana Lecouvreur
  • Adriana Lecouvreur

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Film & TV

Sound · Palmi, Calabria, Italy

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Italy
Active from
1866
Active to
1950

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
18,872
Total plays
74,604

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Francesco Cilea (July 26, 1866 – November 20, 1950) was an Italian opera composer. Born in Palmi near Reggio Calabria, Francesco Cilea gave early indication of an aptitude for music when at the age of four he heard a performance of Bellini's Norma and was greatly affected by it. He was sent to study music at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Maiella in Naples, where he quickly demonstrated his diligence and precocious talent, earning a gold medal from the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione (Depa

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Key facts

Born
Francesco Cilea , 23 July 1866, Palmi, Calabria , Kingdom of Italy
Died
20 November 1950 (1950-11-20) (aged 84), Varazze , Liguria , Italian Republic
Occupation
Composer

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francesco
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of Italy
Place of birth
Palmi
Place of death
Varazze
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Italian
Notable work
Adriana Lecouvreur
Genre
opera
Instrument
piano
Image
Photo Portrait of the Italian composer Francesco Cilea 1930 - Touring Club Italiano 11 5259.jpg
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date of birth
1866-07-23
date of death
1950-11-20
Commons category
Francesco Cilea
name in native language
Francesco Cilea
writing language
Italian
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Works in European collections

4 objects attributed to Francesco Cilea, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Francesco Cilea ( Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko tʃiˈlɛːa]; 23 July 1866 – 20 November 1950) was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur.

Biography

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