Austro-hungarian opera composer (1854-1929).
Born May 5th, 1854 in Pula. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1929 at 74 years old in Grado, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. [ref]
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson