Luigi Denza (February 24, 1846 - January 26, 1922), was an Italian composer… Read Full Bio ↴Luigi Denza (February 24, 1846 - January 26, 1922), was an Italian composer.
Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. He studied music under Saverio Mercadante and Paolo Serrao at the Naples Conservatory. Later, he moved to London and became a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music in 1898. Denza wrote an opera, Wallenstein, and hundreds of songs. The most popular of these was a collaboration with Peppino Turco, the Neapolitan song Funiculì, Funiculà, about the Vesuvius funicular.[1] . Other songs such as "Luna fedel", "Occhi di fata", and "Se" have been sung by Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, Enrico Caruso and Rona Tynan.
Six years after Funiculì, Funiculà was composed, German composer Richard Strauss heard the song while on a tour of Italy. Thinking that it was a traditional Italian folk song, he later incorporated it into his Aus Italien symphony. To his great embarrassment, Strauss realised his mistake when an angry Denza filed a lawsuit against him. Denza won the lawsuit, and Strauss was forced to pay him a royalty fee every time the Aus Italien was performed in public.
Luigi Denza died in 1922 in London.
Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. He studied music under Saverio Mercadante and Paolo Serrao at the Naples Conservatory. Later, he moved to London and became a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music in 1898. Denza wrote an opera, Wallenstein, and hundreds of songs. The most popular of these was a collaboration with Peppino Turco, the Neapolitan song Funiculì, Funiculà, about the Vesuvius funicular.[1] . Other songs such as "Luna fedel", "Occhi di fata", and "Se" have been sung by Mario Lanza, Luciano Pavarotti, Carlo Bergonzi, Enrico Caruso and Rona Tynan.
Six years after Funiculì, Funiculà was composed, German composer Richard Strauss heard the song while on a tour of Italy. Thinking that it was a traditional Italian folk song, he later incorporated it into his Aus Italien symphony. To his great embarrassment, Strauss realised his mistake when an angry Denza filed a lawsuit against him. Denza won the lawsuit, and Strauss was forced to pay him a royalty fee every time the Aus Italien was performed in public.
Luigi Denza died in 1922 in London.
Non t'amo più
Luigi Denza Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Non t'amo più' by these artists:
Andrea Bocelli / Lorin Maazel / LSO Ricordi ancora il dì che c'incontrammo? Le tue promesse le…
Andrea Bocelli London Symphony Orchestra & Lorin Maazel Ricordi ancora il dì che c'incontrammo? Le tue promesse le…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Luigi Denza:
Funiculi Funicula Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme jà, Jamme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme …
Occhi di Fata O begl'occhi di fata, o begl'occhi stranissimi e profondi...…
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Fantastic . .. .. .. .
@MrGer2295
Enrico Caruso (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko kaˈɾuːzo]) (February 25, 1873 – August 2, 1921) was an Italian tenor. He sang to great acclaim at the major opera houses of Europe and North and South America, appearing in a wide variety of roles from the Italian and French repertoires that ranged from the lyric to the dramatic. wow! Fantastic performance!!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful video.
@mickey1849
Thank you for the nice recording. Would greatly appreciate the lyrics. Thank you. /// Update: I found the ltalian lyrics with English translation.
Go to this guy's page on YouTube: IclclClaudius. Choose the Caruso song, "Non T'amo Piu". The Italian lyrics with English translation are there. Update: I just heard back from Claudius on how he found the lyrics to this song. Following is his reply: "Happy to help, Mickey! Thanks for your feedback! I've been searching for the italian lyrics for years, some words (the central verses) are not easy to understand even for an italian. When I finally found the lyrics, together with the english translation, inside an old vinyl, I decided to add them to this video.
I like very much this aria and it's a pity it isn't as famous as Others."
@tomfroekjaer
Thanks. I have copied the lyrics from his site and pasted them in the description.
@mickey1849
@Tom Frøkjær My pleasure to help. Thank you for all the great postings. It's a real help to us amateur tenors!
@tomfroekjaer
@Mickey You are very welcome. Glad to be of service.
@JMForient
Can you upload the lyrics Mr. Frokjae?
Thank you.
@mickey1849
Go to this guy's page on YouTube: IclclClaudius. Choose the Caruso song, "Non T'amo Piu". The Italian lyrics with English translation are there.
@mickey1849
Update: I just heard back from Claudius on how he found the lyrics to this song. Following is his reply: "Happy to help, Mickey! Thanks for your feedback! I've been searching for the italian lyrics for years, some words (the central verses) are not easy to understand even for an italian. When I finally found the lyrics, together with the english translation, inside an old vinyl, I decided to add them to this video."