Berio

British  

/ ˈberjo /

noun

1. Luciano (luˈtʃano). 1925–2003, Italian composer, living in the US, noted esp for works that exploit instrumental and vocal timbre and technique

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Example Sentences

After studies at Cornell and Juilliard, he moved to the Bay Area in the early ’60s, where he worked with Luciano Berio and Darius Milhaud at Mills College.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

On our shores, one of America’s most important composers, Morton Feldman, happened to be born less than three months after Berio and he was a viola guy too.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

The makers of Filippo Berio olive oil — founded in Italy in 1867 and now exported to 75 countries — have weighed in.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

During an 1878 dinner in Milan with music editor Giulio Ricordi, Verdi said the conversation turned to a discussion of Francesco Berio di Salsa’s libretto for Rossini, which they deemed undramatic and unsatisfactory.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Rossini's grand three-act opera, Otello, libretto by the Marquis Berio, enjoyed a long run of popularity.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher