Pietro Cimara

Pietro Cimara (10 November 1887 – 1 October 1967) was an Italian composer, conductor and pianist.
Biography.
He was born in 10 November 1887 in Rome .
He was a student of Respighi at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. His output included many songs. He was published by Francesco Bongiovanni of Bologna.
He came a United States citizen on January 22, 1946.
From 1950-1957 he was conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, where he had a stroke on January 13, 1958 while conducting "La Forza del Destino." After which he retired to Italy.
He died on 1 October 1967 in Milan.