Giuseppe Patanè (1 January 1932 – 29 May 1989) was an Italian opera conductor. He was born in Naples, the son of the conductor Franco Patanè (1908–1968), and studied in his native city. He made his debut there in 1951. He was principal conductor at the Linz opera in 1961–62. He subsequently was chief conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra from 1985 to 1989. Patanè collapsed suddenly from a heart attack while conducting a performance of Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, on 29 May 1989. He was taken to hospital where he died. He and his wife Rita, from whom he was separated at the time of his death, had two daughters. Discography 1986 Umberto Giordano: Fedora – CBS Records 1987 Giacomo Puccini: Il tabarro – Eurodisc 1987 Giordano: Andrea Chénier – CBS Records 1988 Puccini: Gianni Schicchi – Eurodisc 1988 Puccini: Suor Angelica – Eurodisc 1993 Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (highlights) – Corona Classic Collection 1993 Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia London 1993 Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (excerpts) – Berlin Classics 1993 Verdi: La traviata – Orfeo 1993 Verdi: La traviata (highlights) – Berlin Classics 1995 Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor – Curb 1996 Verdi: Simon Boccanegra – Hungaroton 1998 Verdi: Aida (in German) – Berlin Classics 1998 Georges Bizet: Carmen (excerpts in German) – Berlin Classics 1998 Verdi: La forza del destino – Myto Records 2001 Verdi: Don Carlos (excerpts in German) – EMI Music Distribution 2003 Donizetti: Maria Stuarda – Philips 2004 Pietro Mascagni: Iris 2005 Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi – Gala Records Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi – EMI Music Distribution Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda – Myto Records Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Hungaroton Verdi: Un ballo in maschera – GAO Verdi: La traviata – Madacy Verdi: Messa da Requiem – Berlin Classics References Italian male conductors (music) 1932 births 1989 deaths Musicians from Naples Conductors (music) who died while conducting 20th-century Italian conductors (music) 20th-century Italian male musicians Bayerischer Rundfunk people