Italian electronic pathbreaker dies at 76

Italian electronic pathbreaker dies at 76

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norman lebrecht

May 19, 2021

The Italian state president has led the mourning for the composer, singer and film director Franco Battiato, who has died in his native Sicily. On the avant-garde scene he was known as Il Maestro.

Battiato wrote poetic hits for many Italian singers, including Andrea Bocelli.

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