Born: 24-Oct-1925
Birthplace: Oneglia, Liguria, Italy
Died: 27-May-2003
Location of death: Rome, Italy
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Radicondoli Cemetery, Radicondoli, Italy

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: Italy
Executive summary: Italian Avant-garde composer

Military service: Italian Army (WWII, injured during training, deserted)

Father: Ernesto Berio
Mother: Ada dal Fiume
Wife: Cathy Berberian (mezzo-soprano, m. 1-Oct-1950, div. 1963, d. 1983, one daughter)
Daughter: Christina Luisa (b. 1953)
Wife: Susan Oyama (academic, m. 1965, div. 1971, one son, one daughter)
Wife: Talia Pecker (musicologist, m. 1977, until his death, two sons)

    University: Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milan
    Professor: Mills College (1962-?)
    Professor: Juilliard School of Music (1967-71)
    Professor: Harvard University (1993-94)

    Wolf Prize in Arts 1991 (with Yehudi Menuhin)
    Risk Factors: Smoking

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