BOITO, CAMILLO. - Architect, born in Rome on 30 Oct. 1836, died in Milan on 28 June 1914. He held the chair of architecture in Venice and Milan. More important than his professional work (palace of the Banca d’Italia in Rome, restoration of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Scala Theatre in Milan) was his activity as a theorist and critic, in which he championed the complete renewal of musical and scenic art. In 1864 he outlined, in a few incisive strokes, the code, as he saw it, of musical works: “1) the complete obliteration of the formula; 2) the creation of form; 3)
In 1864 he sketched, with a few incisive strokes, the code, as he saw it, of musical works: “1) the complete obliteration of the formula; 2) the creation of form; 3) the fusion of the arts.” He was a staunch advocate of Wagnerian reform and of the “Gesamtkunstwerk,” though he rejected the label of “Wagnerian.” His theoretical writings include *Architettura civile* (1880) and *Questioni pratiche di belle arti* (1893).