Quirino Principe


Quirino Principe is an Italian philosopher of music, Germanist, translator, dramatist, actor.

Teaching activity

Principe holds a degree in Philosophy from the University of Padua.

He taught at the musicology courses of the "G. Verdi" Conservatory of Milan.

Further teaching engagements of his include those at the University of Trieste, at Roma Tre "Ostiense" University and at Verona Accademia per l'Opera Italiana.

Works

Considered by music critic Paolo Isotta as "the greatest living expert on Mahler", Principe wrote two extensive monographs on Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss which are regarded as "fundamental" by Enciclopedia Treccani:
Other books he authored in the field of musicology, literary analysis, and music pedagogy are:
Many poems of his have been published in monographic collections such as
Besides, poems in their own right are some theatrical works by Principe, such as:
Various poems of Principe's have been set to music by composers such as Bruno Bettinelli, Sonia Bo, Massimo Di Gesu.

Translations

Principe has translated a great number of works from German.

Principe has been an advocate of writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien: he contributed to the Italian diffusion of The Lord of the Rings by editing the Italian translation of the book from its second edition onwards.
Besides, he has contributed since 1992 to the Sunday cultural supplement of Il Sole 24 Ore.

Honours

In 1996 the President of the Austrian Republic awarded Principe the 1st Class Cross of Honour for Science and Art.

In 2006 he was elected a member of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome.

In 2009 the President of the Italian Republic bestowed on him the title of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.