Jacopo Napoli (August 26, 1911 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

– 1994 in

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) was an Italian composer of the 20th century. Born in Naples, he studied privately. He taught composition at the

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music conservatory. He was the director of the Naples conservatory. His compositions include chamber music, songs, the operas ''Miseria e nobiltà'', ''Il malato immaginario'' and ''Un curioso accidente'', as well as the orchestral works ''Preludio di caccia'' and ''La festa di Anacapri''.

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Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers 20th-century classical composers 1911 births 1994 deaths Musicians from Naples 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub