Eduardo di Capua (May 12, 1865 – October 3, 1917) was a Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter.
Biography
He was born in Naples in 1865.
He is best known for the song "". In 1897, di Capua bought a collection of 23 melodies from an obscure composer, Alfredo Mazzucchi. Di Capua developed the piece, and then invited the poet Giovanni Capurro to write lyrics for it. The resulting song has been recorded by many singers, both classical and popular, in both the original Neapolitan and the English adaptation. His work on Neapolitan songs were published in La Tavola Rotonda.
He also wrote "Marie, Ah Marie" ("O Marie" in English), another Neapolitan song.
Eduardo di Capua died in 1917 in Naples.
References
External links
Portrait of di Capua
Eduardo Di Capua recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.