Giorza, Paolo

Giorza, PaoloGiorza, PaoloPaolo Giorza (* Milan, Italy, 11 Nov. 1832; † Seattle, USA, 4 May 1914), composer, conductor, organist. He arrived from America with Agatha States Opera troupe (and tenor Pietro Cecchi), first performing at Sydney on 27 December 1871. There he conducted and arranged for the Italian Opera companies of Lyster, Cagli, and Pompei, and for J.C. Williamson's first performances of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was organist and choirmaster at St Francis' Melbourne, 1872–74, then…