Romano Gandolfi was born on May 5, 1934 in Medesano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is known for La Cenerentola (1981), Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1989) and Cavalleria rusticana (1982). He died on February 18, 2006 in Medesano, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.