Eduardo di Capua
Eduardo Di Capua (May 12, 1865 – October 3, 1917) was a Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter.
Biography
He was born in Naples in 1865. Together with the poet Giovanni Capurro, di Capua wrote the song "'O Sole mio", which has since been recorded by many singers, both classical and popular. He also wrote "Marie, Ah Marie" ("O Marie" in English), another Neapolitan song.
Eduardo Di Capua died in 1917 in Naples.[1]
References
- ^ Eduardo di Capua on Dizionario Biografico dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani
External links
- Free scores by Eduardo di Capua in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Eduardo di Capua discography at Discogs
- Portrait of di Capua (in German)
- Free scores by Eduardo di Capua at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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