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          In the early twentieth century, Montemezzi was considered by many to be superior to Puccini as a successor to Verdi in the field of Italian opera.

          Italo Montemezzi was an Italian opera and symphonic composer whose masterpiece was the opera L'amore dei tre re (; The Love of Three Kings)....

          Italo Montemezzi

          Italian composer

          Italo Montemezzi (August 4,[1] 1875 – May 15, 1952) was an Italian composer.

          He is best known for his operaL'amore dei tre re (The Love of the Three Kings), once part of the standard repertoire. It is now seldom performed.

          Biography

          Montemezzi was born in Vigasio, near Verona.

          An important new book on Italo Montemezzi sheds light on his opera Nave.

        1. Italo Montemezzi was a name that meant nothing to most of us yesterday.
        2. Italo Montemezzi was an Italian opera and symphonic composer whose masterpiece was the opera L'amore dei tre re (; The Love of Three Kings).
        3. In his final years, Montemezzi appears to have taken things easily.
        4. This generously illustrated selection of fifty reviews and essays, written between 19by thirty American critics, draws together some of the best.

          5. He studied music at the Milan Conservatory and subsequently taught harmony there for one year.

          His opera L’amore dei tre re, written in 1913, launched his career and enabled him to devote himself to composition. His opera La nave had its world premiere in Milan in 1918.

          In 1919 he visited the United States, conducting the American premiere of La nave at the Chicago Opera Association on November 18.

          In his final years, Montemezzi appears to have taken things easily.

          He lived in California[2] from 1939 and commemorated Italy's surrender with Italia mia (1944), but later made frequent trips to Italy. He returned permanently in 1949 and died in Vigasio three years later.

          Other non-operatic wor