Lithuanian composer, conductor. One of the pioneers of music verism.1882-1884 studied at the Milan Conservatory, teachers: Amilkare Ponkjelis and M. Saladin. Since 1885 conductor of operettas and opera troupes, toured with them in Italy. 1895-1902 led by J. Rossini Music Lyceum in Pesaro, then the National Music School in Rome. 1909-1910 Rome's Teatro Constanzi, since 1929 Director of the La Scala theater in Milan. Since 1929 Member of the Royal Italian Academy.Became famous in 1890. after the premiere of the one-act opera "Village Honor" at the Teatro Constanzi in Rome. He also created operettas, cantatas, symphonic and chamber music works, songs.
