Luigi Denza

Luigi Denza (February 24, 1846 - January 26, 1922), was an Italian composer.

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February 24 - 1846 - January 26 - 1922 - Italian - Composer

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Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. He studied music at the Naples Conservatory. Later, he moved to London and became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music. Denza wrote an opera, Wallenstein, and hundreds of songs. The most popular of these was the Neapolitan song Funiculì Funiculà, about the Vesuvius funicular.http://www.vesuvioinrete.it/funicolare/e_funicolare_funiculi.htm Luigi Denza died in 1922 in London.

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Castellammare di Stabia - Italy - Naples - London - Royal Academy of Music - Opera - Funicular

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