Alberto Mazzucato (28 July 1813 – 31 December 1877) was an Italian composer,

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, and writer. Mazzucato was born in

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. Trained at the Padua Conservatory, he composed eight operas between 1834 and 1843, of which his most successful was ''Esmeralda'' (1838).Biography of Alberto Mazzucato at All Music Guide
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''La vergine di Kermo'' (1870) which also contained music by

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, he formed the Società di S Cecilia in 1860. After his last opera, ''Hernani'', premiered at the

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on 26 December 1843, Mazzucato retired from his work as a composer in order to focus on his career as an educator. He had been appointed to the staff of the

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in 1843, eventually becoming its Director in 1872. Among his notable pupils were composers

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. As a writer, he wrote articles for the ''Gazzetta musicale di Milano'' between 1845 and 1858. In 1859 he was appointed to the post of ''maestro direttore e concertator''e at

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, a position he held until 1868. He died nine years later in

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at the age of 64. Alberto Mazzucato married Teresa Bolza, daughter of Count ,

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police commissioner in Milan. Their daughter

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(1846-1937) was a composer, pianist, and music educator in the United States. Their son Giannandrea Mazzucato (1850-1900) was a music writer, librettist, and critic based in London.

Operas

*''La fidanzata di Lammermoor'' (1834) *''Don Chisciotte'' (1836) *''Esmeralda'' (1838) *''Coro dei penitenti'' (1838) *''I corsari'' (1840) *''I due sergenti'' (1841) *''Luigi V, re di Francia'' (1843) *''Hernani'' (1843) *''La vergine di Kermo'' (1870)

References

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