| Birth: | Aug. 31, 1834 | | Death: | Jan. 16, 1886 | 
Composer. He achieved lasting fame with his opera "La Gioconda" (1876). The ballet from that work, "The Dance of the Hours", is even more popular on its own. It was used in Walt Disney's "Fantasia" (1940) and supplied the tune for comedian Allan Sherman's 1963 novelty song, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah". None of Ponchielli's ten other operas won comparable success. As professor of composition at Milan Conservatory from 1880, his pupils included Puccini and Mascagni. He died at 51 of pneumonia. (bio by: Bobb Edwards)
Search Amazon for Amilcare Ponchielli | | | Burial:
Cimitero Monumentale
Milan
Provincia di Milano
Lombardia, Italy |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bobb Edwards
Record added: Nov 08, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9772258 |
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