Nino Sanzogno

Nino Sanzogno (* April 13, 1911 Venice; † 4 May 1983; Milan ) was an Italian conductor and composer.

Life and work

Sanzogno studied violin and piano at the " Liceo Musicale " of Venice and later conducting in Vienna with Hermann Scherchen. He began his professional career with the " Gruppo Strumentale ", which he headed on stages throughout Italy and Europe on their tour. Subsequently, he was appointed chief of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 1937 and shortly thereafter to that of the Symphony Orchestra of Rai in Milan. He worked from 1939 at the Teatro alla Scala.

Sanzogno initially specialized in contemporary music and initiated numerous premieres at La Scala, including David by Darius Milhaud, the Dialogues of the Carmelites by Francis Poulenc, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich Shostakovich, Lulu by Alban Berg, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten, while he was playing abroad, mainly in England mainly works by Italian composers, such as Gian Francesco Malipiero, Luigi Dallapiccola and Ildebrando Pizzetti.

But he opened the Piccola Scala in 1955 with classical and standard works, the works of the eighteenth century, including composers such as Piccinni, Paisiello and Cimarosa conducted again on numerous occasions. With such works, he also appeared at the Edinburgh Festival in 1957.

He also left several compositions, including two symphonic poems: I quattro del'Apocalisse Cavalieri (1930) and Vanitas (1931 ), as well as concertos for various instruments.

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  • Conductor
  • Composer
  • Person (Venice)
  • Person ( Milan )
  • Italian
  • Born in 1911
  • Died in 1983
  • Man
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