Eduardo di Capua
Template:Short description Eduardo di Capua (May 12, 1865 – October 3, 1917) was an Italian composer, singer and songwriter.
BiographyEdit
Di Capua was born in Naples in 1865, and he is best known for having composed the song "{{#invoke:Lang|lang}}".
In 1897, di Capua bought a collection of 23 melodies from an obscure composer, Alfredo Mazzucchi. He developed the music, and then invited the poet Giovanni Capurro to write lyrics for it. The resulting song has been recorded by many singers, both classical and popular, in both the original Neapolitan and in the English adaptation. His works on Neapolitan songs were published in the music magazine La Tavola Rotonda.<ref name=sergi>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Di Capua also wrote "Marie, Ah Marie" ("O Marie" in English), another Neapolitan song.Template:Citation needed He died in 1917 in Naples.<ref>Eduardo di Capua on Dizionario Biografico dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani</ref>
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- Portrait of di Capua Template:In lang
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- Eduardo Di Capua recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.