... who were to be of considerable influence during the next decade"(Parker, pg.263). The first man was Antonio Barezzi, a merchant who sold groceries and wine to Giuseppe's father. Barezzi took a liking to the young Giuseppe whom had visited Barezzi's warehouse running errands for his father. Barezzi, president and founder of the Philharmonic Society, was a lover of music. The other man was Ferdinando Provesi, director of the public music school and ... play Simon Bocanegra by Antonio Garcia Gutierrez. It premiered on March 12, 1857 at the Teatro La Fenice Theatre in Venice. The story was ...

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