Pasquale Bona

Opera, Musical Artist

1808 – 1878

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Who was Pasquale Bona?

Pasquale Bona was an Italian composer. He studied music in Palermo. He composed a number of operas, including one based on the Schiller play that would later inspire Giuseppe Verdi's Don Carlos. Bona later taught at the Conservatory in Milan, where he counted among his pupils Amilcare Ponchielli, Arrigo Boito, Franco Faccio and Alfredo Catalani; he was also friends with Alessandro Manzoni.

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Born
Nov 3, 1808
Died
Dec 2, 1878

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on July 23, 2013

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