8 7 2 , ▁Piet ras anta ▁- ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Paris ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁composer , ▁conduct or , ▁and ▁concert ▁pian ist . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁opera ▁Anton ▁which ▁he ▁conducted ▁at ▁its ▁highly ▁la ud ed ▁premi ere ▁at ▁La ▁Scala ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁His ▁other ▁opera ▁Dor isse ▁premier ed ▁at ▁La ▁Mon na ie ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁under ▁the ▁b aton ▁of ▁Syl v ain ▁Dup uis ▁and ▁with ▁mez zo - s op rano ▁Cla ire ▁Cro iza ▁performing ▁as ▁Al ays . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁writing ▁oper as , ▁he ▁also ▁composed ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁sym ph onic ▁music . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁death s ▁Category : Ital ian ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁classical ▁compos ers ▁Category : Ital ian ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁conduct ors ▁( music ) ▁Category : Ital ian ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category : Ital ian ▁male ▁pian ists ▁Category : Ital ian ▁opera ▁compos ers ▁Category : M ale ▁opera ▁compos ers ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Italian ▁mus icians ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁classical ▁pian ists ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁male ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁John