About Antonio Spadavecchia
Lived 1907 – 1988 (aged 80). Antonio Spadavecchia was a Russian composer and film score composer.
Antonio Emmanuelovich Spadavecchia (; born in Odessa on 3 June 1907 – died in Moscow on 7 February 1988) was a Soviet composer of Italian descent. He was awarded National Artist of the RSFSR in 1977.
He was promoted in cultural exchanges with other socialist countries after the Second World War, and his opera, The Gadfly, was the second Russian opera after Eugene Onegin to be performed at the Hanoi Opera in the 1960s.
Recordings Daniil Shtoda (tenor) recorded an aria from The Gadfly in a recital for Delos Records in 2005.
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Who was Antonio Spadavecchia?
Soviet composer
When was Antonio Spadavecchia born?
Antonio Spadavecchia was born on 21 May 1907 in Odesa.
When did Antonio Spadavecchia die?
Antonio Spadavecchia died on 7 February 1988 in Moscow.
What was Antonio Spadavecchia's occupation?
Antonio Spadavecchia was a composer and film score composer.
What nationality was Antonio Spadavecchia?
Antonio Spadavecchia was Russian.
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