Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi

Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi (born Gioacchino Lanza Branciforte Ramirez; 11 February 1934 – 10 May 2023) was an Italian musicologist and academic. He directed a number of cultural institutions, including the Teatro di San Carlo, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura in New York.

After his adoption by his cousin Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, the famous novelist and last generation of the Princes of Lampedusa, Lanza Tomasi bore the courtesy title Duke of Palma di Montechiaro. Provided by Wikipedia