Renzo Rossellini

Renzo Rossellini was an Italian composer, music critic, and music educator. A prolific composer who wrote a wide range of music, he is best known for his 130 film scores, and for his 10 operas. He was educated at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in his native city of Rome, and was director of the Liceo Musicale, Varese (1934-1935). He taught music composition at the Pesaro Conservatory during World War II, and ended his career as artistic director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in the 1970s. He also wrote music criticism for Il Messaggero among other publications.

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