Ettore Gracis (24 September 1915 – 12 April 1992) was an Italian

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. Born in

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, he studied at the

Venice Conservatory The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876. History The conservatory was established in 1876 as ''Liceo e Società Musicale Benedett ...

and the

Accademia Musicale Chigiana The Accademia Musicale Chigiana (''English'': Chigiana Musical Academy) is a music institute in Siena, Italy. It was founded by Count Guido Chigi-Saracini in 1932 as an international centre for advanced musical studies. It organises Master Clas ...

. He became involved with the

Venice Festival of Contemporary Music The Venice Festival of Contemporary Music (Italian: ''Festival Internazionale di Musica Contemporanea della Biennale di Venezia'') was founded in 1930 as an adjunct of the older Venice Biennale festival. Some works by Prokofiev and Stravinsky wer ...

and the Naples Festival, conducting modern revivals of classical Italian and German operas (including Mozart and Rossini). He spent much of his career at opera houses throughout Italy, including

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, whose orchestra he led for twelve years.

Sources

Grove Music Online biography
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