Argento, Dominick
Argento, Dominick
(1927– ) composer; born in York, Pa. After studies in the U.S.A. and in Italy, he taught at the University of Minnesota from 1958. He is best known for his operas in a melodious, conservative style, among them The Aspern Papers (1988).The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.