Alberto erede biography
Alberto Erede was an Italian conductor, particularly associated with operatic work.
Conductor Alberto Erede was well known for his opera performances in Europe and the United Sates, especially from the s until the s..
Alberto Erede
Italian conductor
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Born | 8 November 1909 Genoa, Italy |
Died | 12 April 2001(2001-04-12) (aged 91) Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Alma mater | Verdi Conservatory |
Occupation | Conductor |
Years active | 1935 - 1985 |
Alberto Erede (8 November 1909 – 12 April 2001) was an Italian conductor, particularly associated with operatic work.
Biography
Born in Genoa, Erede studied there before studying at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan, then with Felix Weingartner at Basel, and after this with Fritz Busch at Dresden.[1] He made his debut in Turin in 1935, conducting Der Ring des Nibelungen.
He also conducted at the Salzburg Festival. Fritz Busch invited him to Glyndebourne in England in 1934, where he conducted several performances before the war. In 1937 at the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn, he led a private performance of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte where among the audience were Sigmund Freud, Stefan Zweig, Franz Werfel, Wein