Composer · 1865 - 1917
Eduardo Di Capua
Biography
Eduardo di Capua (12 May 1865 – 3 October 1917) was an Italian composer, singer and songwriter from Naples.
He is best known for ’O sole mio, composed in 1898 to words by Giovanni Capurro. The song’s music is also credited to Alfredo Mazzucchi. Di Capua’s melodic writing became part of the internationally performed Neapolitan song tradition.