Pietro Cimara
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Pietro Cimara (10 November 1887 – 1 October 1967) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.


Biography

He was born on 10 November 1887 in
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. He was a student of
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at the
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in Rome. His output included many songs. He was published by Francesco Bongiovanni of Bologna. He came a United States citizen on January 22, 1946. From 1950 to 1957 he was conductor at the
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, where he had a stroke on January 13, 1958, while conducting ''La Forza del Destino.'' After which he retired to Italy.The Metropolitan Opera, 1883-1966: a candid history
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- 1966 After hospitalization, Cimara retired to Italy.
He died on 1 October 1967 in
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.


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Italian male conductors (music) Italian composers Italian male composers Musicians from Rome 1887 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub