Alessandro Nini (born in

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near Pesaro, 1 November 1805 – died in

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, 27 December 1880) was an Italian composer of operas and

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, also chamber music and symphonies. Of the eight operas he composed, '' La marescialla d'Ancre'' is considered his best work. He also contributed to a portion of Messa per Rossini. Specifically the fifth section of ''II. Sequentia'', Ingemisco for solo

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and

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Operas

*''Ida della torre'' (11 November 1837,

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) *''La marescialla d'Ancre'' (23 July 1839,

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) *''Cristina di Svezia'' (6 June 1840,

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) *''Margherita d'Yorck'' (21 March 1841, Venice) *''Odalisa'' (19 February 1842,

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) *''Virginia'' (21 February 1842, Genoa) *''La marescialla d'Ancre'' ev(1 May 1847, Milan) *''Il corsaro'' (25 September 1847

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) 1805 births 1880 deaths Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Classical composers of church music People from the Province of Pesaro and Urbino 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Italian composers 19th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub