Lola Castegnaro (16 May 1900 – September 1979) was a

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n conductor, composer and music educator. She was born in

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, and studied music with her father, Italian-born composer Alvise Castegnaro. She continued her studies at the

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Conservatory in

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and the Academia Filarmonica in

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. After completing her studies, she returned to Costa Rica in 1941 where she arranged for radio broadcasts of her work and conducted opera. She later moved to Mexico and took a teaching position at the Academia de Canto de

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. She died in

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Works

Castegnaro was noted for songs. Selected works include: *''Mirka'', operetta *''Sueño de amor'' *''La casita'' *''Panis angelicus'' *''Ojos perversos'' *''Lasciate amare''

References

1900 births 1979 deaths 20th-century classical composers Costa Rican music educators Women music educators Women classical composers Costa Rican composers Costa Rican women composers Costa Rican conductors (music) Women conductors (music) Musicians from San José, Costa Rica Milan Conservatory alumni Costa Rican people of Italian descent Costa Rican emigrants to Mexico 20th-century conductors (music) 20th-century women composers {{NorthAm-composer-stub