Bruno Battisti D'Amario

Bruno Battisti D'Amario, 88, died on August 5, 2026. Bruno Battisti D'Amario was known publicly as an Italian guitarist. D'Amario is known for his performances on film scores by Ennio Morricone and Nino Rota, and became Professor of Classical Guitar at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. Morricone commented that D'Amario is "able to conjure up extraordinary sounds with his guitar" for his appearances on the soundtrack to the film The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. He was a member of the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza. In 2011 he published a composition inspired by the Tarot cards. Public biographical listings identify D'Amario as an Italian guitarist. This public record remains centered on D'Amario's work as an Italian guitarist and the documented milestones of that career.