Giulio Gatti-Casazza
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| Giulio Gatti-Casazza | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Giulio Gatti-Casazza |
| Born | Udine, 1869 |
| Died | Italy, 1940 |
| Genre(s) | Opera |
| Occupation(s) | Manager |
| Years active | 1893-1935 |
Giulio Gatti-Casazza (1869 – 1940) was the manager of La Scala and then the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, in the early 20th century.
[edit] Biography
Gatti-Casazza was born at Udine, in northeastern Italy, and in 1893 succeeded his father as manager of the municipal theatre in Ferrara. He was manager of La Scala in Milan from 1898 to 1908, before his move to New York City. He was head of the Metropolitan Opera from 1908 to 1935.[1] In 1910 he married the soprano Frances Alda; they divorced in 1928. Gatti-Casazza retired in 1935 and spent the last years of his life in his native Italy.
[edit] Notes and references
- Giulio Gatti-Casazza - Memories of the Opera (1941) (autobiography)
[edit] External links
- www.niaf.org Giulio Gatti-Casazza page
- TIME magazine cover
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| NAME | Gatti-Casazza, Giulio |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Manager of La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Udine |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1940 |
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