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He studied drama and English at Marquette University.
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Lou Galterio
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His productions were seen at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (including Albert Herring, which was televised in 1978, Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, Gianni Schicchi, Ariadne auf Naxos, Maddalena), Santa Fe Opera (including Neues vom Tage, Il cappello di paglia di Firenze, and his posthumous production of Don Giovanni), Washington Opera (Anna Bolena and Postcard from Morocco), Opera Pacific (Regina), Dallas Opera (Madama Butterfly), Connecticut Grand Opera (Carmen), and the New Orleans Opera Association (Louisiana traviata, Il barbiere di Siviglia, L"elisir d"amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, Macbeth, and Louisiana bohème). Galterio was, from 1977 to 1989, director of opera production at the Manhattan School of Music, where he staged The Nose, Sancta Susanna, Eine florentinische Tragödie, The English Cat, Feuersnot, Cendrillon, et cetera In 1980, Galterio made his New York City Opera debut, with an acclaimed production of Louisiana Cenerentola (with Susanne Marsee, Rockwell Blake, and Alan Titus), which was televised over Public Broadcasting Service. He later staged Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor and Susannah for the company.
Lou Galterio died at the age of fifty-three, from heart failure, following a long illness.
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June 20, 1996 (aged 53)