D'Anzi was born in Milan. In 1935 he wrote music and lyrics of "O mia bela Madonina" ("My beautiful little Madonna"), a song dedicated to his hometown which soon became very popular and a sort of unofficial city anthem.
Between the 1930s and 1950s Giovanni D'Anzi and Alfredo Bracchi formed a very prolific pair of songwriters. They worked for radio, cinema and theater productions. Several of their songs were great hits. Among them "Ma le gambe", "Bambina innamorata", "Ma l'amore no", 'Voglio vivere così', "Ti parlerò d'amor". His song "Malinconia d'amore" has been sung by both Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras.
Most of their songs were in Milanese dialect, and described ironically characters of the past in Milan, for example "La gagarella del Biffi Scala" (the spoiled daughter of Mr Biffi Scala) and "El Tumiami de Luret" (the braggart from piazzale Loreto), El Biscella (the silly-bully boy).
During the 1960s Giovanni D'Anzi retired from the musical scene. He moved to Liguria and took up painting.
In 1990 to his memory a plaque was hung in Galleria del Corso in Milan, in front of the place where he worked and near by where he lived, the plaque reads "once upon a time in this gallery there was a king: Giovanni D'anzi, he wrote magic notes, and the sweetest serenade he sang for Milan : Oh mia bela Madonina "
In his memory, since 1995, the Gruppo Editoriale Curci under the auspices of the Comune di Milano and the association " Amici della musica e dello spettacolo " organizes the annual Award Giovanni D'Anzi, singing event in Milanese dialect. The presenter is Tony Martucci historical event, with Liliana Feldmann in the years 1992 and 1993, with Roberta Potrich in the years 2004 and 2005.[2]
giovanni, anzi, january, 1906, april, 1974, italian, songwriter, background, informationborn, 1906, january, 1906originmilan, italydied15, april, 1974, 1974, aged, occupation, composerinstrument, pianoyears, active1939, 1960, contents, biography, selected, fil. Giovanni D Anzi 1 January 1906 15 April 1974 was an Italian songwriter 1 Giovanni D AnziBackground informationBorn 1906 01 01 1 January 1906OriginMilan ItalyDied15 April 1974 1974 04 15 aged 68 Occupation s ComposerInstrument s PianoYears active1939 1960 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected filmography themes 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditD Anzi was born in Milan In 1935 he wrote music and lyrics of O mia bela Madonina My beautiful little Madonna a song dedicated to his hometown which soon became very popular and a sort of unofficial city anthem Between the 1930s and 1950s Giovanni D Anzi and Alfredo Bracchi formed a very prolific pair of songwriters They worked for radio cinema and theater productions Several of their songs were great hits Among them Ma le gambe Bambina innamorata Ma l amore no Voglio vivere cosi Ti parlero d amor His song Malinconia d amore has been sung by both Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras Most of their songs were in Milanese dialect and described ironically characters of the past in Milan for example La gagarella del Biffi Scala the spoiled daughter of Mr Biffi Scala and El Tumiami de Luret the braggart from piazzale Loreto El Biscella the silly bully boy During the 1960s Giovanni D Anzi retired from the musical scene He moved to Liguria and took up painting He died at Santa Margherita Ligure Milan s local authorities included him in the list of important Milanese people at the Monumental Cemetery in the Civico Mausoleo Palanti In 1990 to his memory a plaque was hung in Galleria del Corso in Milan in front of the place where he worked and near by where he lived the plaque reads once upon a time in this gallery there was a king Giovanni D anzi he wrote magic notes and the sweetest serenade he sang for Milan Oh mia bela Madonina In his memory since 1995 the Gruppo Editoriale Curci under the auspices of the Comune di Milano and the association Amici della musica e dello spettacolo organizes the annual Award Giovanni D Anzi singing event in Milanese dialect The presenter is Tony Martucci historical event with Liliana Feldmann in the years 1992 and 1993 with Roberta Potrich in the years 2004 and 2005 2 Selected filmography themes EditDepartment Store 1939 Nonna Felicita 1939 Stasera niente di nuovo 1942 La vita e bella 1943 Anything for a Song 1943 Annabella s Adventure 1943 Tutta la citta canta 1945 Departure at Seven 1946 Solo per te Lucia 1952 It Was She Who Wanted It 1953 Assi alla ribalta 1954 L ultimo amante 1955 References Edit Massimo Emanuelli June 29 2018 Giovanni D Anzi in Italian massimoemanuelli com Retrieved August 28 2021 D ANZI Giovanni treccani it Retrieved August 28 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Giovanni D Anzi Giovanni D Anzi at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanni D 27Anzi amp oldid 1133132762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
