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born: "31 August 1834"
died: "16 January 1886"
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# Amilcare Ponchielli

Composer. Born 31 August 1834 in Paderno Fasolaro. Died 16 January 1886.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 31 August 1834, Paderno Fasolaro
- **Died:** 16 January 1886
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1564900

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Fantasia*](https://film.one/film/fantasia.md) (80)

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## Biography

Amilcare Ponchielli was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Born in Paderno Fasolaro (now Paderno Ponchielli) near Cremona, he studied at the Milan Conservatory from the age of nine.

He achieved success with the revised version of his opera *I promessi sposi* in 1872 and secured his reputation with *La Gioconda* (1876), which includes the ballet *Dance of the Hours*. Ponchielli later taught composition at the Milan Conservatory, where his pupils included Giacomo Puccini and Pietro Mascagni. He died in Milan in 1886.

Music from *La Gioconda* featured in the 1940 Disney film *Fantasia*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Fantasia* (1940), Fi1m 80, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia.md)

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