Gino Marinuzzi (24 March 188217 August 1945) was an Italian conductor and composer, particularly associated with the

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s of

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and the Italian repertory.

Biography

Marinuzzi was born and studied in Palermo, and began his career there as well, conducting the local premieres of ''

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'' in 1909, and ''

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'' in 1914. He then appeared in Rome and Milan, where he conducted several local premieres (mostly

operas) and many revivals of rarely performed operas such as '' Lucrezia Borgia'', ''

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'', '' Beatrice di Tenda'' and ''

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''. In 1930 he conducted the world premiere of

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's '' Lo straniero''. He made guest appearances at the

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, the

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in London, and the

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, where he conducted the world premiere of

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's '' La rondine'' in 1917. He was artistic director of the Chicago Opera Association from 1919 to 1921, and the

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from 1928 to 1934. He conducted opera at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires during seven seasons between 1915 and 1933. This included the Western Hemisphere premieres of Puccini's La Rondine (first version) in 1917 and Turandot in June 1926 with Muzio and Lauri Volpi, two months after the world premiere at La Scala. He was reputed for his "grand style" inherited from the post-romantic tradition. He left a noted recording of '' La forza del destino'' from 1941, with

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, Galliano Masini, Carlo Tagliabue,

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, and

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. He died in

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in 1945, aged 63.

Legacy

His son Gino Marinuzzi Jr (7 April 1920, New York City – 8 November 1996, Rome, Italy) was also a conductor and composer of music for films.

Works

Operas: * ''Barberina'' (

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, Palermo, 1903), * ''Jacquerie'' (

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, Buenos Aires, 1918) * ''Palla de' Mozzi'' ( La Scala, Milan, 1932). Orchestral: * Suite siciliana (1909) * Sicania (1912) * Sinfonia in A (1943) * Preludio & Preghierarecording: Golac-Rilovic, HRT SO, Bareza Dynamic 2002

Sources

*''Le guide de l'opéra'', R. Mancini & J.J. Rouvereux, (Fayard, 1986), 1882 births 1945 deaths Italian male conductors (music) Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Musicians from Palermo Italian opera composers Male opera composers 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub