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Alfredo Catalani

Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (died 1893)

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Born
June 19, 1854
Died
August 7, 1893
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1854

About Alfredo Catalani

Alfredo Catalani was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas Loreley (1890) and La Wally (1892). La Wally was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's most famous aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana." This aria, sung by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez, was at the heart of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 film Diva. Catalani's other operas were much less successful. Alfredo Catalani (19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer.

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Alfredo Catalani timeline

  1. Alfredo Catalani (19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer.
  2. Ne andrò lontana." This aria, sung by American soprano Wilhelmenia Fernandez, was at the heart of Jean-Jacques Beineix's 1981 film Diva.

The world when Alfredo Catalani was born

Alfredo Catalani was born in 1854. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1854

  • Best-selling bookWalden by Henry David Thoreau

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKansas-Nebraska Act reignites slavery debate
  • Technology milestoneOtis elevator demonstrated at New York Crystal Palace
  • World population~1.34B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population25.7M

1854 versus 2026

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Measure18542026
Population25.7M341 million

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