Cárlos Curti was born in Gallicchio, Province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. He is best known as the leader and founder of the "Orquesta Tipica Mexicana." He is credited for bringing the Neapolitan mandolin to the attention of the American public in 1880 in New York City. He was a composer of zarzuelas, salon music, a conductor, and a multi-instrumentalist. He learned the violin at a young age and performed with Maurice Grau's French Opera Company as a teenager, studied piano with his brother Giovanni, and became a popular xylophonist as he was dubbed "King of the Xylophone" in Mexican newspapers.
According to an article published by "El Excelsior" on May 9, 1922, front page, he died by suicide at 123 Calle de Doctor Liceraga, in Mexico City. This source records that a Third-Class carriage took him to the "C" zone designated for Third-Class burials. There is no known plot number.
According to an article published by "El Excelsior" on May 9, 1922, front page, he died by suicide at 123 Calle de Doctor Liceraga, in Mexico City. This source records that a Third-Class carriage took him to the "C" zone designated for Third-Class burials. There is no known plot number.
Cárlos Curti was born in Gallicchio, Province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. He is best known as the leader and founder of the "Orquesta Tipica Mexicana." He is credited for bringing the Neapolitan mandolin to the attention of the American public in 1880 in New York City. He was a composer of zarzuelas, salon music, a conductor, and a multi-instrumentalist. He learned the violin at a young age and performed with Maurice Grau's French Opera Company as a teenager, studied piano with his brother Giovanni, and became a popular xylophonist as he was dubbed "King of the Xylophone" in Mexican newspapers.
According to an article published by "El Excelsior" on May 9, 1922, front page, he died by suicide at 123 Calle de Doctor Liceraga, in Mexico City. This source records that a Third-Class carriage took him to the "C" zone designated for Third-Class burials. There is no known plot number.
According to an article published by "El Excelsior" on May 9, 1922, front page, he died by suicide at 123 Calle de Doctor Liceraga, in Mexico City. This source records that a Third-Class carriage took him to the "C" zone designated for Third-Class burials. There is no known plot number.
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