Antonino Palminteri

Antonino Palminteri
Born3 October 1846 (1846-10-03)
Menfi, Italy
Died31 July 1915 (1915-08-01) (aged 68)
Pistoia, Italy
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor

Antonino Palminteri (3 October 1846 – 31 July 1915) was an Italian conductor and classical composer.

Life and career

Born in Menfi, the son of a doctor, in 1970 Palminteri graduated in piano, counterpoint and harmony from the Palermo Conservatory, and a few years later he became "Maestrino" and "Concertatore" (Master Teacher and Concertmaster) in his alma mater.[1] He then moved to Milan, where he succeeded Amilcare Ponchielli in the chair of counterpoint and harmony at the Milan Conservatory.[2] Among his pupils were Giacomo Puccini, with whom in the following years he had an intense epistolary relationship.[1]

His first opera, Arrigo II, with a libretto of Vincenzo Ramirez and focusing on Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, premiered in 1878 at the Teatro Sociale in Monza, and was well received by audiences and critics.[1] His second opera Amazilia, with a libretto of Angelo Zanardini [it], premiered in 1883 at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan to great acclaim.[1] In spite of the success, since then Palminteri focused on conducting, performing in the most important Italian opera houses as well as abroad,[1] notably performing Donizetti's La favorite at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg in 1892.[3] He also conducted opera performances in Moscow, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Valencia and Zadar.[1][2]

Further reading

  • Balistreri, Angela (2010). Antonino Palminteri: un artista-gentiluomo nel panorama operistico dell'800. Edivideo.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Messina, Giovanni (10 May 2016). "Antonino Palminteri: Sua Giusta Gloria". I Quaderni di Eccegrammi (in Italian) (4): 1.
  2. ^ a b Correnti, Santi (18 June 2015). "Menfi". Guida insolita ai misteri, ai segreti, alle leggende e alle curiosità della Sicilia (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-8503-6.
  3. ^ Ambìveri, Corrado (1998). "Antonino Palminteri". Operisti minori: dell'ottocento Italiano (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 108. ISBN 978-88-7742-263-7.