Pietro Cimara

Pietro Cimara (10 November 1887 – 1 October 1967) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.[1]

Pietro Cimara on March 9, 1920

Biography

He was born in 10 November 1887 in Rome .

He was a student of Respighi at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome.[2] His output included many songs.[3] He was published by Francesco Bongiovanni of Bologna.

He came a United States citizen on January 22, 1946.[4]

From 1950-1957 he was conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, where he had a stroke on January 13, 1958 while conducting La Forza del Destino.[1][5] After which he retired to Italy.[6]

He died on 1 October 1967 in Milan.

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References
  1. "Conductor Collapses at 'Met'. Violinist Takes Over on Podium". New York Times. January 14, 1958.
  2. Song: a guide to style and literature Carol Kimball - 2000 Pietro Cimara (1887-1967) "Pietro Cimara, Italian conductor and composer, was born in Rome in 1887 and died in Milan in 1967. He was educated at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, where he was a student of Respighi."
  3. http://www.lieder.net/lieder/c/cimara.html
  4. "Pietro Cimara Becomes Citizen". New York Times. January 23, 1946.
  5. Metropolitan Opera News 1957 p38 "Pietro Cimara, conductor at the Metropolitan for over twenty-five years, was stricken with a heart attack while "
  6. The Metropolitan Opera, 1883-1966: a candid history Irving Kolodin - 1966 After hospitalization, Cimara retired to Italy.


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