Maria Rodrigo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Rodrigo

Spanish classical pianist, composer

Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1888

Place of Birth: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1967

Profession: composer, teacher, classical pianist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

María Rodrigo (20 March 1888 – 8 December 1967) was a Spanish pianist and composer.
She was the daughter of Pantaléon Rodrigo, and studied music at the Madrid Conservatorium under José Tragó for piano, Valentín Arín for harmony and Emilio Serrano for composition.
Maria was the first woman who managed to release opera in Spain.
Her sister Mercedes Rodrigo, was equally intelligent in being the first woman to obtain a Psychology degree in Spain from the Rousseau Institute in Geneva.
The two left Spain for Switzerland during the Spanish Civil War, moved in 1939 to Bogota, Colombia, at the invitation of rector Agustín Nieto Caballero, and in 1950 to Puerto Rico at the invitation of José María García Madrid.
With Pablo Casals Rodrigo founded the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.
She died in Puerto Rico in 1967.
Maria was one of the few composers that addressed the composition of zarzuelas, a genre of Spanish music.