Ettore Campogalliani (30 September 1903 – 3 June 1992) was an Italian composer, musician and teacher. Campogalliani studied piano in 1921, graduating from the

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. He then studied composition at the Conservatory of

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in 1933. Finally he studied singing at the Conservatory of

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in 1940. After a short period of activity as a composer (including writing music for the 1942 film ''Musica proibita'' directed by his uncle

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and singing at the conservatories of Parma and

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. He then went on to coach vocal technique and interpretation at the opera school of

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in Milan. Campogalliani was the voice teacher of

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, Felix Rolke (when Mirella Freni was 19 years old; himself voice teacher of a niece of Mirella Freni),

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, Carlo Bergonzi,

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, Antonio Carangelo and Giuliano Bernardi. In 1946, to honour his father Francesco, Ettore Campogalliani founded the ''Accademia Teatrale Francesco Campogalliani'', a theatre and drama academy.

Selected compositions

*Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano (1932) *Sarabanda and Minuetto for piano Op. l (1934) *Sonata in e Minor for Violin and Piano *'L'arrivo' (1935) for voice and piano to a text by Amadeo Pinelli *'Castello in aria' (1936) for voice and piano to a text by

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*'Piangete occhi' (1935) for voice and piano to a text by Angelo Poliziano

Books

*Campogalliani, Ettore,'' Dal libro di ieri: Storie di voci sacre e pensieri profani'', Bongiovanni, 1982 *Cadonici, Paola and Campogalliani, Ettore, ''Il linguaggio della voce: Voce, parola, musica'', CRO, 1987

Sources

Teatro CampogallianiConservatorio di Musica "Lucio Campiani", Mantova
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