Eugenia Calosso Explained

Eugenia Calosso (21 April 1878 – after 1914) was an Italian conductor and composer. She was born in Turin, Piedmont, and studied composition with Giovanni Cravero. She began her career as a conductor at the Casino Municipale in San Remo and continued concert tours of Europe until 1914.[1] [2]

Calosso wrote madrigals, lieder, orchestral suites, and instrumental works for violin and piano. She wrote one opera, Vespero with a libretto by Ernesto Ragazzoni.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. Julie Anne. Sadie. Rhian. Samuel. 1994. W. W. Norton & Company . 9780393034875. 18 January 2011.
  2. Book: International encyclopedia of women composers. Cohen, Aaron I.. 1981.
  3. Web site: Calosso Eugenia. 18 January 2011. Pistolisi, Laura. https://web.archive.org/web/20101114143816/http://www.intreccifemminili.com/Eng/Calosso_E.html. 14 November 2010. dead.