Alessandro Nini (born in Fano near Pesaro, 1 November 1808[1] – died in Bergamo, 27 December 1880) was an Italian composer of operas and church music, also chamber music and symphonies.[2] Of the eight operas he composed, La marescialla d'Ancre is considered his best work.[citation needed] He also contributed to a portion of Messa per Rossini. Specifically the fifth section of II. Sequentia, Ingemisco for solo tenor and chorus.
He was better known as the husband of soprano Marianna Barbieri-Nini.[2]
Operas edit
- Ida della torre (11 November 1837, Venice)
- La marescialla d'Ancre (23 July 1839, Padua)
- Cristina di Svezia (6 June 1840, Genoa)
- Margherita d'Yorck (21 March 1841, Venice)
- Odalisa (19 February 1842, Milan)
- Virginia (21 February 1842, Genoa)
- La marescialla d'Ancre [rev] (1 May 1847, Milan)
- Il corsaro (25 September 1847 Turin)
References edit
- ^ "Nini: La Marescialla d'Ancre - Classics Today". www.classicstoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b Foley, Daniel (2005). "La marescialla d'Ancre. Alessandro Nini". The Opera Quarterly. 21 (4): 758–763. doi:10.1093/oq/kbi063. ISSN 1476-2870.
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