hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈeɪpəlz, ðə sˈʌn ʌvðə kəndˈʌktɚ fɹˈæŋkoʊ pˈæteɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ænd stˈʌdid ɪn hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv sˈɪɾi.
He was born in Naples, the son of the conductor Franco Patanè (1908–1968), and studied in his native city.