Abate, Gennaro
Abbate Gennaro the brother of composer Ernesto Abbate, was born in Bitonto (Bari), Italy, on April 1, 1874. He studied in Naples with Nicolo van Vesterhout. He led theater orchestras in Trieste, Florence at the Pergola, Venice, Genoa, Palermo, Messina, Padova, Modena, Cremona, Italy; in St. Petersburg, Russia; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Holland. Abbate composted orchestral music, chamber music, original music for band, one opera, and two operettas.