Francesco Cilea was born on July 23, 1866 in Palmi, Calabria, Italy. He was a composer, known for Philadelphia (1993), Adriana Lecouvreur (2011) and Und draußen lauert die Sünde (1958). He was married to Rosa Lavarello. He died on November 20, 1950 in Varazze, Liguria, Italy.
