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| - Tito Mattei (Campobasso, Molise, 24 de maig de 1841 - Londres, Regne Unit, 30 de març de 1914) fou un compositor i director d'orquestra italià deixeble de Sigismund Thalberg. Als dotze anys donà un concert a París; sent molt jove, fou nomenat professor de l'Acadèmia de Santa Cecília, de Roma, emprenent després un viatge per Itàlia, França i Alemanya, fins que fixà la seva residència a Londres (1863), on també es donà a conèixer com a director d'orquestra. Era cavaller de l'Orde de Sant Maurici i Sant Llàtzer i pertanyia a importants societats musicals. Va compondre gran nombre de peces per a piano, Non è ver, Non tornò, l'òpera La prima donna i el drama líric Maria di Gand, que s'estrena a Londres amb molt d'èxit. (ca)
- Tito Eduardo Achille Mattei (Campobasso, 24 maggio 1839 – Londra, 30 marzo 1914) è stato un compositore, pianista e direttore d'orchestra italiano. (it)
- Tito Eduardo Achille Mattei (24 May 1839–30 March 1914) was an Italian pianist, composer, and conductor. Born at Campobasso in Italy, he was educated in Naples where he studied with Sigismond Thalberg, Carlo Conti, and Michele Ruta. A musical prodigy, he gave his first concert in 1846 aged 5 afterwards touring Italy, France and Germany. At just 11 years-old in 1852 he was appointed Professor at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He gave his first performance in London in 1853 aged 12 and also in 1853 played before Pope Pius IX who gave him a gold medal; he was appointed pianist to Victor Emmanuel II, the King of Italy. In 1863 he moved to London where he became the conductor at Her Majesty's Theatre. Mattei was a Chevalier of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus and belon (en)
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