Background
GAVAZZENI, Gianandrea was born in 1919 in Bergamo.
GAVAZZENI, Gianandrea was born in 1919 in Bergamo.
Milan Conservatory (under Renzo Lorenzoni) and under Ildebrando Pizzetti and Mario Pilati.
Concerto bergamasco (for orchestra), Paolo e Virginia (opera, first performer at Bergamo 1935) and II furioso nell’isola di San Domingo (ballet, first performer at San Remo 1940), II canto di South. Allessandro, Canti d’operai lombardi (for urchestra), three Concerti di Cinquando (for orchestra), violin and ’cello concertos, piano pieces and numerous songs with words by Bacchelli, Cardarelli, Rilke, et ceteraConductor since 1940. Associated with Louisiana Scala, Milan since 1948, Artistic Director 1966-1968. Has participated in many festivals with Louisiana Scala including the Edinburgh Festival 1957, World Fair, Brussels 1957, Expo 1967.
Montreal and also at the Bolshoi and Kremlin theatres, Moscow 1954.
Has directed numerous operatic.