Franco Donatoni

Italian composer (1927–2000)

Person Human Q550236

Facts

23 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: June 9, 1927
Date of death: August 17, 2000
Place of birth: Verona
Place of death: Milan
Country of citizenship: Italy, Kingdom of Italy^[7]^[8]
Occupation: composer, teacher
Employer: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, University of Bologna^[10]^[11]
Field of work: music^[9]
Educated at: Milan Conservatory, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia^[12]^[13]^[14]
Genre: opera^[21]
Cause of death: stroke^[22]
Student of: Alberta d'Angeli Cattini, Cesare Cattini^[27]^[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian^[30]
Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name: Donatoni^[23]
Given name: Franco^[24]
List of works: list of compositions by Franco Donatoni^[31]
Manner of death: natural causes^[29]
Medical condition: depression, type 2 diabetes^[25]^[26]
Name in native language: Franco Donatoni^[32]
Student: Athanasia Tzanou, Luciano Sampaoli, Gilles Raynal, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Magnus Lindberg^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 77

ISNI: 000000010935679X
VIAF cluster ID: 111440307
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n80159295
GND ID: 12110933X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Franco Donatoni.jpg ↗
Adelphi author ID: 336
AllMusic artist ID: mn0001427614
American Academy in Rome ID: 12454491
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/40123
Archivio Storico Ricordi person ID: 522
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: franco-donatoni
Australian Music Centre artist ID: donatoni-franco

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BIBSYS ID: 3101914
BRAHMS artist ID: franco-donatoni
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13511370w
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: donatoni-franco
CANTIC ID: 981058610944606706
CONOR.SI ID: 30365283
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 1002624
Classical Archives composer ID: 36188
CoBiS author ID: 95a5yja38danygu695b5yc1g6cvk0dg
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 12110933X
Dezède person ID: 2485
Discogs artist ID: 772759
Dizionario della Musica in Italia ID: 001930_Donatoni_Franco
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 115668
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: franco-donatoni
Europeana entity: agent/base/161420
FAST ID: 65124
FactGrid item ID: EuroBasket 1976 Women
Freebase ID: /m/0b61_v
GTAA ID: 94314
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: franco-donatoni
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0022752
Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID: 11090
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Franco_Donatoni
Grove Music Online ID: 07992
HAND ID: A000-A437-3CD7-9FF2-A484
IMDb ID: nm7428967
IdRef ID: 083050086
J9U entity ID: 987007399297805171
KANTO ID: 000186425
KBR person ID: 14025373
Komponisten der Gegenwart ID: 17000000126
Les Archives du spectacle person ID: 120131
Lex ID: Franco_Donatoni
Libris-URI: gdsvwv501213x71
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID: 01555/eu_d_1670/d1670
MusicBrainz artist ID: de91c33e-1154-4f46-97a6-e6781e8ea9ac
Musicalics composer ID: 79469
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000237077
NL CR AUT ID: xx0155983
NLA Trove people ID: 1231407
NUKAT ID: n2010161738
National Library of Latvia ID: 000045710
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810816650305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1639824
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 074920243
Obálky knih ID: xx0155983
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3893744
Open Library ID: OL1277423A
Parsifal cluster ID: 844164
Prabook ID: 267952
RISM ID: people/40200354
SBN author ID: CFIV003706
SELIBR ID: 212550
SNAC ARK ID: w6f48vd0
SPAP ID: a/ea8b7a10-266c-4d0c-85e8-74ef62712aa6
Studio di Fonologia Musicale RAI person ID: 43
The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID: 10173
TheaterEncyclopedie ID: 01944073-333c-7061-a5e9-8decfe7b1de9
Treccani ID: franco-donatoni
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID: franco-donatoni
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: franco-donatoni, franco-donatoni_res-7195c5c2-87ea-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51
UOM ID: 70303
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJh8PTRM9vCqWrmgT8YVmd
Yale LUX ID: person/d5f84598-d8fb-4368-bfd7-5460922f23a2

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🔗 Connections

Mb:teacher 23

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Pascal Dusapin, Sylvie Bodorová, Giulio Castagnoli, Veli-Matti Puumala, Gérard Buquet, Sophie Lacaze, Suzanne Giraud +15 more

Students 6

Giuseppe Sinopoli, Pascal Dusapin, Fausto Romitelli, Fabián Panisello, Suzanne Giraud, George Tsontakis

Educated at 3

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Milan Conservatory, Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini

Country of citizenship 2

Italy, Kingdom of Italy

Employer 2

University of Bologna, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Mb:composer 2

Clair de Donatoni, Clair de Donatoni

Medical condition 2

depression, type 2 diabetes

Occupation 2

teacher, composer

Cause of death 1

stroke

FactGrid item ID 1

EuroBasket 1976 Women

Field of work 1

music

Genre 1

opera

Given name 1

Franco

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Italian

Manner of death 1

natural causes

Place of birth 1

Verona

Place of death 1

Milan

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Franco Donatoni was born on June 9, 1927^[1], in Verona^[2]. He died on August 17, 2000^[3], in Milan^[4]. He worked as a composer^[5] and teacher^[6].

FAQs

Where was Franco Donatoni born?

Franco Donatoni was born in Verona^[2].

Where did Franco Donatoni die?

Franco Donatoni passed away in Milan^[4].

What did Franco Donatoni do for work?

Franco Donatoni worked as a composer^[5] and teacher^[6].

Where did Franco Donatoni go to school?

Franco Donatoni was educated at Milan Conservatory^[12], Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini^[13], and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia^[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Franco Donatoni — place of birth (P19): Verona. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Franco Donatoni — place of death (P20): Milan. Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-12-03. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Franco Donatoni — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Franco Donatoni — country of citizenship (P27): Italy. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Franco Donatoni — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Italy. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Franco Donatoni — educated at (P69): Milan Conservatory. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Franco Donatoni — educated at (P69): Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. Retrieved 2019-07-10. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Franco Donatoni — educated at (P69): Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Franco Donatoni — field of work (P101): music. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2022-11-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Franco Donatoni — occupation (P106): composer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Franco Donatoni — occupation (P106): teacher. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Franco Donatoni — employer (P108): Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Franco Donatoni — employer (P108): University of Bologna. Retrieved 2019-07-03. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Franco Donatoni — genre (P136): opera. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Franco Donatoni — cause of death (P509): stroke. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Franco Donatoni — date of birth (P569): June 9, 1927. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Franco Donatoni — date of death (P570): August 17, 2000. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Franco Donatoni — family name (P734): Donatoni. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Franco Donatoni — given name (P735): Franco. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student (P802): Athanasia Tzanou. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student (P802): Luciano Sampaoli. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student (P802): Gilles Raynal. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student (P802): Esa-Pekka Salonen. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student (P802): Magnus Lindberg. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Franco Donatoni — medical condition (P1050): depression. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Franco Donatoni — medical condition (P1050): type 2 diabetes. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student of (P1066): Alberta d'Angeli Cattini. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Franco Donatoni — student of (P1066): Cesare Cattini. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Franco Donatoni — manner of death (P1196): natural causes. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Franco Donatoni — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Italian. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Franco Donatoni — list of works (P1455): list of compositions by Franco Donatoni. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Franco Donatoni — name in native language (P1559): Franco Donatoni. wikidata.org.

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