Alberto Zedda

Alberto Zedda (2 January 1928 – 6 March 2017) was an Italian conductor and musicologist. He was known for his work relating to the 19th-century Italian repertoire. He was born in Milan.

Alberto Zedda
Zedda in 1957
Background information
Born	(1928-01-02)2 January 1928 Milan, Italy
Died	6 March 2017(2017-03-06) (aged 89) Pesaro, Italy
Genres	19th-century Italian repertoire
Occupation(s)	Conductor, musicologist

Zedda studied the works of Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Giuseppe Verdi, and most notably Gioachino Rossini. He was known for his research on vocal ornamentation and his aim at authentic performing style.

Alberto Zedda in 2010

Zedda died on 6 March 2017 in Pesaro, Italy, aged 89.^[1]

More readings

• Roland Mancini & Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, Le guide de l'opéra, Fayard, 1986.