Composers

Teodoro Cottreu

Teodoro Cottreu
7.12.1827 - 30.03.1879
Country:Italy
Period:XX age

Biography

Teodoro Cottrau (Naples, 1827- Naples 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician.[1] He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs.[2]

His arrangement of Santa Lucia was published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.

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