Gaetano merola biography of abraham
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Chronicle Covers: It’s true, SF Opera’s founder died onstage...
Neapolitan who founded the San Francisco Opera
| Gaetano Merola ran the San Francisco Opera Company for 30 years |
Gaetano Merola, a musician from Naples who emigrated to the United States and ultimately founded the San Francisco Opera, was born on this day in
Merola directed the company and conducted many performances for 30 years from its opening night in September until his death in August
He literally died doing what he loved, collapsing in the orchestra pit while conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra during a concert at an outdoor amphitheatre in the city.
The son of a violinist at the Royal Court in Naples, Merola studied piano and conducting at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella in Naples, graduating with honours at the age of
Three years later he was invited to New York to work as assistant to Luigi Mancinelli, another Italian emigrant, born in Orvieto, who was a noted composer and cellist who was lead conductor of the New York