Banfield, Raphael Douglas baron von (Raffaello de) 2.jun.1922-7.jan.2008 England, Newcastle upon Tyne - Italy, Trieste
musician, producer, 1926 his parents settled in Trieste, studied at Liceo Dante Alighieri in Trieste, the University of Bologna and Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello in Venice, 1946-1949 studied composition with Nadia Boulanger at Conservatoire de Paris, he lived in Paris, London and for more then ten years in New York, 1960-1972 residing at Villa Tripcovich 42 Strada de Friuli in Trieste, 1972-1996 director of Teatro Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste ; son of director of the Diodato Tripcovich & Co. Trieste shipping company Gottfried baron von Banfield (Austria now Montenegro, Castelnuovo 6.feb.1890-23.sep.1986 Trieste) and countess Maria Tripcovich (Trieste)