Lodovico Rocca

Lodovico Rocca (November 29, 1895, Turin - June 24, 1986, Turin) was an Italian composer.

A pupil of Giacomo Orefice, his operas, written in late verismo style, met with some success in Italy but have been little performed elsewhere. They include; Morte di Frine, In Terra di Leggenda, Il Dibuk, his most successful work, Monte Ivnòr, and L'Uragano.

He was director of the Turin Conservatory from 1940 until 1966.

Sources

The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, (Wings Books, 1993) ISBN 0-517-09156-9; Enciclopedia Trecanni (http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/lodovico-rocca/)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 7810983 LCCN: no89001946 ISNI: 0000 0001 2017 1657 GND: 103939679 SUDOC: 179223860

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