Person Open DS/UK/6194 Costa; Sir; Michael (14 February 1808-29 April 1884); Italian conductor and composer Costa Michael Sir 14 February 1808-29 April 1884 Italian conductor and composer Male Michael Andrew Angus Costa; Michele Andrea Agniello Costa DS/UK/21392 DS/UK/6195 Naples, Italy (born)

Italian Musician; Conductor / Composer Unknown Sir Michael Costa was an Italian-born conductor and composer who achieved success in England. In 1830 he arrived in London, working at His Majesty's Theatre. Costa exerted real influence for change as a conductor at Her Majesty's and, later, at Covent Garden theatre, to which he seceded in 1847 after disagreements with the manager of Her Majesty's, Benjamin Lumley. His concern for discipline, accuracy, and ensemble was a novelty in its time and earned him the admiration both of Meyerbeer and Verdi. Despite this, he could not be claimed as a purist: his re-scoring of Handel's Messiah includes a part for cymbals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Costa_(conductor) (September 2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 6/19/2013 RAHAKirkbride 10/25/2023 f888ce64-76ee-4f98-8f0b-e64f8a67e7ee