Teodoro Cottrau

Teodoro Cottrau
Born7 December 1827
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
DiedMarch 30, 1879(1879-03-30) (aged 51)
Naples, Kingdom of Italy
FatherGuillaume Louis Cottrau

Teodoro Cottrau (7 December 1827 – 30 March 1879) was an Italian composer, lyricist, publisher, journalist and politician. He specialised in "folksy" Neapolitan songs.

His arrangement of "Santa Lucia" was published in 1850 and recorded among others by Enrico Caruso and Elvis Presley.

Cottrau was the son of French composer and musicologist Guillaume Louis Cottrau.

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