Spyridon Samaras
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Spyridon Samaras | |
| Born | November 29, 1861 Corfu, Greece |
| Died | April 7, 1917 (aged 55) Athens, Greece |
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| Education | Conservatoire de Paris, Athens Conservatoire |
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Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (Greek: Σπυρίδων Σαμάρας) (29 November 1861 - 7 April 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas. His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian School. Among his best-known works are the operas Flora mirabilis (1886) and Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (1905). He also composed the music for the Olympic Hymn.