Giordano, Umberto
(1867–1948)> COMPOSER
Giordano, Umberto (27 August 1867, Foggia; 12 November 1948, Milan), composer, began his musical studies in his native city and continued them at the Conservatory in Naples. Here, he composed his first opera. It was entitled Marina and attracted the attention of the publisher Sonzogno, who convinced the musician to do a second opera called Mala Vita (1892). Encouraged by the eventual success of this composition, Giordano went on to create a failure, Regina Diaz (1894), and the well-known Andrea…