Giulio Gatti-Casazza
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Giulio Gatti-Casazza was an Italian
opera manager. He was general manager of La Scala
in Milan, Italy and later the Metropolitan Opera
in New York City
.
, 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. In 1910 he married the soprano Frances Alda
; they divorced in 1928 and he married the dancer Rosina Galli. Gatti-Casazza retired in 1935 and spent the last years of his life in his native Italy. He died in 1940 in Ferrara
.
Italy
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opera manager. He was general manager of La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
in Milan, Italy and later the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
in New York City
New York City
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.
Life and career
Gatti-Casazza was born at UdineUdine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, in northeastern Italy, and in 1893 succeeded his father as manager of the municipal theatre in Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
. He was manager of La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
from 1898 to 1908, before his move to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He was head of the Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
from 1908 to 1935. In 1910 he married the soprano Frances Alda
Frances Alda
Frances Alda was a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano. She achieved fame during the first three decades of the 20th century due to her outstanding singing voice, fine technique and colourful personality—and frequent onstage partnerships at the New York Metropolitan Opera with the...
; they divorced in 1928 and he married the dancer Rosina Galli. Gatti-Casazza retired in 1935 and spent the last years of his life in his native Italy. He died in 1940 in Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
.
See also
- List of people on the cover of Time Magazine: 1920s - 5 November 1923, 1 November 1926
Sources
- Giulio Gatti-Casazza - Memories of the Opera (1941) (autobiography)
- Gabriel, Gilbert W. [writing as Golly-Wogg], "Maestrissimo!" The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
1/1 (21 February 1925) : 9-10 (profile)
External links
- www.niaf.org Giulio Gatti-Casazza page
- TIME magazine cover