Francesco Cilea

Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic (died 1950)

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Born: July 23, 1866
Died: November 20, 1950
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1866

About Francesco Cilea

Francesco Cilea was an Italian composer. Today he is particularly known for his operas L'arlesiana and Adriana Lecouvreur. At the piano Cilea accompanied Caruso in a recording of a part of the duet Non piu nobile and made another recording with the baritone De Luca at the same time (November 1902). According to Henstock, even given the crude recording techniques of the day Cilea's piano playing seems square and lifeless.

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The world when Francesco Cilea was born

Francesco Cilea was born in 1866. 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 1866

Best-selling bookCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineReconstruction era begins in the South
Technology milestoneTransatlantic telegraph cable successfully laid
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderAndrew Johnson
U.S. population34.0M

1866 versus 2026

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Measure	1866	2026
Population	34.0M	341 million

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