Azio Corghi
Italian composer (1937–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Azio Corghi (9 March 1937 – 17 November 2022) was an Italian composer, academic teacher and musicologist. He composed mostly operas and chamber music.[1] His operas are often based on literature, especially in collaboration with José Saramago as librettist. His first opera, Gargantua, was premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1984, his second opera, Blimunda, was first performed at La Scala in Milan in the 1989/90 season, and his third opera, Divara – aqua e sangue, was premiered in 1993 at the Theater Münster, Germany. He taught composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, among other academies. In 2005, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
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Born | (1937-03-09)9 March 1937 Cirié, Italy |
Died | 17 November 2022(2022-11-17) (aged 85) |
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Organizations | Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia |
Awards | Order of Merit of the Italian Republic |