Elsa Respighi
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Elsa Respighi was an Italian mezzo-soprano singer and composer. She was the wife and former pupil of Ottorino Respighi. Respighi created a ballet and completed her husband's opera, but also composed a
Elsa and Ottorino Respighi in the 1920s
Ancient Airs and Dances
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Ancient Airs and Dances is a set of three orchestral suites by Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, freely transcribed from original pieces for lute. In addition to being a renowned composer and conduc
Elsa Respighi
…America, where Respighi sang their compositions. As a mezzo-soprano singer and composer herself, Elsa Respighi created ballets out of her husband's Ancient Airs and Dances suites, and completed his final opera Lucrezia in 1937. Throughout her long life she championed her husband's work unfailingly. In 1955 she produced a…
Ottorino Respighi in 1927
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