Anton Coppola to Opera Tampa and the music world at large, and specifically for extraordinary work in the cultivation and care of the operatic art form. Coppola himself was recipient of the award in 2012, the year of his retirement. Anton Coppola Antonio Francesco Coppola (born March 21, 1917) is an American opera conductor and composer. He is the uncle of film director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, as well as the grand-uncle of Nicolas Cage, Sofia Coppola, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Robert Schwartzman, and is the younger brother of American composer and musician Carmine Coppola. Coppola started his
Piero Coppola soloist, in June 1932. From 1939 onwards Coppola worked in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he died. Coppola composed two operas, a symphony, and some shorter works. According to a 1921 article in the "Musical Times", his music "is all nerves, and always has a decisive rhythmic character". The article went on to describe Coppola as "[a] very strong musician, [who] loves to translate musically certain grotesque and gruesome poses which he succeeds in making very impressive". Despite many unsubstantiated claims, there is no known family relationship between Piero Coppola and Carmine Coppola or Carmine's son Francis Ford Coppola. Piero Coppola Piero