Franco Mannino
Composer
1924 – 2005
Who was Franco Mannino?
Franco Mannino was an Italian film composer, pianist, opera director, playwright and novelist, born in Palermo.
He made his debut as pianist at the age of 16. He conducted the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada between 1982 and 1986, among the others.
In all he wrote more than 440 compositions including opera, ballet, oratorios, symphonies, chamber music and music for the theatre. In addition there was his music for more than a hundred films by some of the best-known directors of his day, including Luchino Visconti with whom he collaborated many times, including such films as Death in Venice.
His 1963 opera Il diavolo in giardino, from a libretto by Visconti based on a Thomas Mann short story, was presented at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo in February. Another of his works, which Visconti directed, was the ballet Mario e il Mago in 1956.
He died in Rome in 2005.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1924
Palermo - Also known as
- Francesco Mannino
- Franco Trinacria
- Franck Wallace
- Maestro Mannino
- Trinacria
- Nationality
- Italy
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 1, 2005
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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