1865–1917

Introduction

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Born: May 12, 1865, Na­ples, It­aly.

Died: Oc­to­ber 3, 1917, Na­ples, It­aly.

Biography

Di Ca­pua stu­died mu­sic at the Con­ser­va­to­rio di Mu­si­ca San Pi­etro a Ma­jel­la in Na­ples.

He start­ed com­pos­ing his most fa­mous song, O So­le Mio (co-writ­ten with Ital­ian po­et Gio­van­ni Ca­pur­ro), while on a trip to Ode­ssa, Rus­sia (now in the Ukraine).

Sources

Music

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