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Riccardo Barthelemy, also Richard Barthélemy (2 November 1869 – 23 January 1955), was an Italian composer and pianist.
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1912 Stockholm | Music |
Biography
editHe was born in İzmir, Ottoman Empire. Barthelemy studied in San Pietro a Majella conservatory in Naples. His compositions included songs and stage works. He worked for 14 years as a répétiteur and piano accompanist with famous opera singer Enrico Caruso.[1] In 1912 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Marcia trionfale olimpica" ("Olympic Triumphal March").[2]
Works (musical)
edit- Caressing butterfly
- Love's wilfulness
- Adorables tourments
- Triste ritorno
- Chi se nne scorda cchiù?
- Pesca d'ammore
- Sérénade Coquette
Works (literary)
edit- Memories of Caruso, translated by Constance S. Camner, with introduction by James Camner. Plainsboro, N.J.: La Scala Autographs, c1979
References
edit- ^ Barthelemy, Memories of Caruso, translated and published c1979
- ^ * KRAMER, Bernhard: "Richard Barthélemy: Gold Medallist in the First Olympic Music Competition at Stockholm 1912 - Enrico Caruso's Accompanist". In Journal of Olympic History, vol. 11, n. 2, 2003, p. 11-13. online PDF
External links
edit- ABC.net.au Profile
- Caruso singing Barthelemy's composition Triste Ritorno
- Biography of Riccardo Barthelemy
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