Giacomo Panizza

Giacomo Panizza (27 March 1804 – 1 May 1860) was the Maestro al Cembalo at La Scala, Milan, and conductor at the Covent Garden Theatre, London. He was born in Castellazzo Bormida and died in Milan. He is primarily noted for the ballet Faust, composed for La Scala with choreography by Jules Perrot. Faust became a popular ballet in Europe, especially in Saint Petersburg. He also fathered Achille Panizza, who was another well-known conductor.