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Bio

Born in Milan in into a family of musicians, Nino Rota was first a student of Orefice and Pizzetti. Then, still a child, he moved to Rome where he completed his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in with Alfredo Casella.

In the meantime, he had become an 'enfant prodige', famous both as a composer and as an orchestra conductor. His first oratorio, "L'infanzia di San Giovanni Battista," was performed in Milan and Paris as early as and his lyrical comedy, "Il Principe Porcaro," was composed in From to , Nino Rota lived in the USA.

He won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia where he attended classes in composition taught by Rosario Scalero and classes in orchestra taught by Fritz Reiner. He returned to Italy and earned a degree in literature from the University of Milan.

In , he began a teaching career that led to the directorship of the Bari Conservatory, a title he held from until his death in After his "childhood" compositions, Nino Rota wrote the fo