Giuseppe Sturani

==Biography==

==Biography==

Born in [[Ancona]], Sturani worked as a conductor at [[La Fenice]] in Venice and the [[Teatro Regio (Turin)|Teatro Regio]] in Turin before moving to the United States in 1908 to join the conducting staffs of two opera companies operated by [[Oscar Hammerstein I]]: the [[Manhattan Opera Company]] and the [[Philadelphia Opera Company]]. While working with these companies, he became a close friend and associate of conductor [[Cleofonte Campanini]]. In 1911, he joined the conducting staff at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] at the behest of [[Giulio Gatti-Casazza]]. He remained at the Met until 1915 when he left to join the conducting staff at the [[Chicago Opera Association]] (COA) at the invitation of Campanini. He remained with the COA through 1919. In 1920 he led a touring opera troupe in performances throughout South America and Mexico, after which he retired from conducting. In 1928 he was appointed musical secretary at the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held until his death 12 years later. He died in Manhattan at the age of 65.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/01/18/archives/giuseppe-sturani-opera-aide-is-dead-veteran-conductor-had-served.html?sq=%2522Giuseppe+Sturani%2522&scp=1&st=p|title=Giuseppe Sturani, Opera Aide, Is Dead; Veteran Conductor Had Served Metropolitan as Musical Secretary for 12 Years|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 18, 1940}}

Born in [[Ancona]], Sturani worked as a conductor at [[La Fenice]] in [[Venice]] and the [[Teatro Regio (Turin)|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]] before moving to the United States in 1908 to join the conducting staffs of two opera companies operated by [[Oscar Hammerstein I]]: the [[Manhattan Opera Company]] and the [[Philadelphia Opera Company]]. While working with these companies, he became a close friend and associate of conductor [[Cleofonte Campanini]]. In 1911, he joined the conducting staff at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] at the behest of [[Giulio Gatti-Casazza]]. He remained at the Met until 1915 when he left to join the conducting staff at the [[Chicago Opera Association]] (COA) at the invitation of Campanini. He remained with the COA through 1919. In 1920 he led a touring opera troupe in performances throughout South America and [[Mexico]], after which he retired from conducting. In 1928 he was appointed musical secretary at the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held until his death 12 years later. He died in [[Manhattan]] at the age of 65.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/01/18/archives/giuseppe-sturani-opera-aide-is-dead-veteran-conductor-had-served.html?sq=%2522Giuseppe+Sturani%2522&scp=1&st=p|title=Giuseppe Sturani, Opera Aide, Is Dead; Veteran Conductor Had Served Metropolitan as Musical Secretary for 12 Years|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 18, 1940}}

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