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AKAMINE BELLANTUONO KAGEYAMA KAWAUCHI MEZZINA MORITA NISHITANI SHYTSKO SUGIHARA TAKEDA YANAGISAWA WATANABE C

Niccolò van Westerhout was born in Mola, a township located in the province of Bari, Italy, in 1857. Of Dutch-Flemish origin, the van Westerhout family had migrated to Southern Italy in the 1600s. At thirteen years of age, Niccolò composed incidental music for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, showing a remarkable musical talent. The Township administration deliberated to help him achieve his full potential and funded his studies at the prestigious San Pietro a Majella Conservatory in Naples. There he perfected his composition technique working with Maestri Nicola De Gioiosa, Nicola D'Arienzi e Lauro Rossi. Niccolò van Westerhout died in Naples on August 21, 1898. He was only forty-one years old. After his death, his music was all but forgotten. Family and friends had no resources to organize concerts. The City of Naples paid for his funeral. His father Onofrio, His sister Antonia and his brother Vincenzo moved to Naples, where they died childless. Ever since, the administration in Mola has never endeavored to make his compositions known. So far, the Township of Mola has named the theatre and a street after him. A memorial marble plate was placed on the wall of the house where he was born, and a statue was erected to represent his opera, DOÑA FLOR. Nothing else, except some occasional private initiatives. Even the Maestro's last resting location has long remained unknown. This release, recorded at the Traetta Opera Festival, aims to keep his legacy alive.

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