Background
Serrao was born in Filadelfia, Calabria.
composer conductor music educator pianist
Serrao was born in Filadelfia, Calabria.
As professor of composition at the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatorio at Naples, over many years, he taught many famous Italian musicians, notably Giuseppe Martucci, Umberto Giordano, Leopoldo Mugnone, Michele Esposito, Francesco Cilea, Franco Alfano, Luigi Denza and Alessandro Longo. He wrote five operas, of which Pergolesi was the most successful. His other compositions include both concert and sacred music
He died in Naples, aged 76.
