Died On This Date (June 1, 2009) Silvio Barbato / Brazilian Conductor; Died On Flight 447

themusicsover June 1, 2010 2 Comments

Silvio Barbato
May 11, 1959 – June 1, 2009

Silvio Barbato was the musical director at Sala da Palestrina in Rome.  He was also been the conductor of the Rio National Theater for the past 12 years.  He is believed to be one of the passengers who perished on the ill-fated Flight 447 that went down in the Atlantic ocean.  The plane had been traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.

Thanks to Craig Rosen at Number1Albums for the assist.