Giacomo Panizza (27 March 1804 – 1 May 1860) was a conductor at

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

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for 13 years, during which time he composed two operas and thirteen ballets.

Ballets

;Teatro alla Scala, Milan * 16 March 1847 – ' (with dances composed by

Giovanni Bajetti Giovanni Bajetti was an Italian violinist, conductor, and dramatic composer. He was born in Brescia about 1815 and died in Milan in 1876. Bajetti studied at the Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') is a coll ...

and Giovanni Corfu), choreography by

Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...

. * 12 February 1848 – ''Faust'' (with dances composed by Giovanni Bajetti), choreography by Jules Perrot.

External links

* http://www.clarinet.demon.co.uk/panizza.htm * http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/c/Panizza%252C%2BG Italian male classical composers Italian classical composers Italian ballet composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Italian conductors (music) Italian male conductors (music) 1804 births 1860 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century conductors (music) 19th-century Italian composers People from Castellazzo Bormida {{conductor-stub