Spadavekkia, Antonio Emmanuilovich
(1907–1987)
Spadavekkia [Spuhdavyékeeuh] (Spadavecchia), Antonio Emmanuilovich (5–21/6–3–1907, Odessa; 12–?–1987 [1988]). Ukrainian comp. of Italian descent. Grad. 1937 from the M. Cons., where he was a pupil of Shebalin. Also studied with Prokof'yev (1944). Comp. primarily in stage genres. Works: Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAscendingDescending 11 op., incl. The Wolf's Horse (w. Zaimov, 1942/52), The Way of Sorrow (after A. N. Tolstoy, 1953/66), The Gadfly (1959), Brave Soldier Svejk (1963), My Mother…