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 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 Class ...

. He became involved with the Venice Festival of Contemporary Music 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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