Legendary Conductor Bruno Campanella has died at the age of 83.

Born on Jan. 6, 1943 in Bari, Italy, Campanella studied composition under Nino Rota and Luigi Dallapiccola and came to fame in the late 1970s becoming known as a specialist in Bel Canto.

His repertoire also included works by Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Nino Rota, and Giuseppe Verdi.

Throughout his career, Campanella took on major positions including principal conductor at the Teatro Regio di Torino from 1992 to 1995 and then became the Teatro Regio’s principal guest conductor.

He also went on to conduct at many of the great theaters in the world including the Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opéra National de Paris, the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House in London, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

For his work in conducting, he was awarded the title of Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the the Oscar della Lirica.

Campanella left a huge discography behind including recordings of “La Fille du Regiment” with June Anderson and Alfredo Kraus as well as one with Luciana Serra. He also recorded “Ernani” with Daniela Dessi as well as a Bel Canto recording with Kathleen Battle and “I Capuleti & I Montecchi” with Katia Ricciarelli. There is also a recording of “Macbeth” from the Gran Teatre del Liceu with Maria Guleghina.