Franco Leoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian composer and conductor
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Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
About Franco Leoni
- Franco Leoni (24 October 1864 – Hampstead 8 February 1949) was an Italian opera composer.
- After training in Milan, he made most of his career in England, composing for Covent Garden and West End theatres.
- He is best known for the opera L'Oracolo, written for Covent Garden but taken up successfully by the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
- In addition to his operas, Leoni wrote several cantatas and oratorios and many ballads and other songs.
- He also worked as a conductor in London, both in the concert hall and in the theatre.
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