Amilcare Ponchielli was born on August 31, 1834 in Paderno Fasolaro, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire [now Paderno Ponchielli, Lombardy, Italy]. He is known for
No Reservations (2007),
Fantasia (1940) and
Kill the Irishman (2011). He was married to Teresina Brambilla. He died on January 16, 1886 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.