What is Riccardo Drigo?
[[File:Riccardo Drigo -1892.jpg|thumb|240px|Maestro Riccardo Eugenio Drigo. St. Petersburg, 1892]] '''Riccardo Eugenio Drigo''' (30 June 1846–1 October 1930) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[composer]] of [[ballet]] music and [[opera]], a theatrical [[Conductor (music)|conductor]], and a [[pianist]]. Drigo is most noted for his long career as [[kapellmeister]] and Director of Music of the [[Kirov Ballet|Mariinsky Ballet]] of [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. He composed music for the original works and revivals of the Mariinsky choreographers [[Marius Petipa]] and [[Lev Ivanov]]. Drigo also served as Chef d’orchestre for Italian opera performances of [[Mariinsky Theatre]] [[orchestra]]. During his career in St. Petersburg, Drigo conducted the premieres and regular performances of nearly every ballet and Italian opera performed on the Tsarist stage. He was considered to be one of the finest theatrical conductors in [[Europe]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Drigo, Riccardo}} [[Category:1846 births]] [[Category:1930 deaths]] [[Category:19th-century Italian composers]] [[Category:Italian conductors]] [[Category:20th-century Italian composers]]