Spyridon Samaras
Greek composer
Died when: 55 years 139 days (664 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Spyridon-Filiskos Samaras (also Spyros, Spiro Samára;Greek: Sp???d??Saµ??a?) (29 November [O.S. 17 November] 1861 – 7 April [O.S. 25 March] 1917) was a Greek composer particularly admired for his operas who was part of the generation of composers that heralded the works of Giacomo Puccini.
His compositions were praised worldwide during his lifetime and he is arguably the most important composer of the Ionian School.
He composed also the Olympic Hymn on lyrics of Kostis Palamas.Among his works are the operas Flora mirabilis (1886) and Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (1905).
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