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Roberto De Simone
Deceased

How Did Roberto De Simone Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91
GenderMaleNationalityItalyBorn25/08/1933Born inNaples, ItalyDied06/04/2025 (aged 91)Died inNaplesCauseParkinson's diseaseWikidataQ559894 ↗TMDb#572438 ↗

Roberto De Simone was an Italian stage director, academic teacher, playwright, composer and ethnomusicologist. Beginning as a harpsichordist, he turned to research of early Italian music and co-founded the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare to perform it. The musical La Gatta Cenerentola, which he authored, composed and directed, was first performed at the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto in 1976 and received international recognition.

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Filmography6 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023The Divine ComedyMovieUna voce90
1968The Biggest Bundle of Them AllMovieUncle Carlo35
1966The Devil in LoveMovie—33
1966After the FoxMovieMarcel Vignon33
1965La ragazzolaMovieUranius Astroveggente32
1954The Gold of NaplesMovieUmberto Scognamiglio (segment Pizza on Credit) (uncredited)21