ARDITI, LUIGI (1822 - 1903)
The Italian violinist, composer and conductor Luigi Arditi spent eleven years
as conductor of Italian opera at Her Majesty's in London, and in 1869 at Covent
Garden. Seasons followed in St Petersburg and in Vienna, while in London he embarked
on a series of promenade concerts. His contribution to London musical life was
considerable, not least in the introduction of operas new to the city. He was,
at one time, assisted by the young conductor Henry Wood. As a composer Arditi
is chiefly known for his popular II bacio (The Kiss), one of a number of
popular and ephemeral compositions.
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