Mario Aspa (17 October 1797 – 14 December 1868) was an Italian composer. He composed over 40 operas, the most successful of which were ''Paolo e Virginia'' (premiered in Rome, 1843) and ''II Muratore di Napoli'' (premiered in Naples, 1850). He also composed two ballets and a

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which was performed on the death of

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in 1878.Ambìveri, Corrado (1998)
''Operisti minori dell'ottocento italiano''
pp. 11–12. Gremese Editore.

Operas

Aspa's operas included: *''Giovanni Bannier'' (''

melodramma ''Melodramma'' (plural: ''melodrammi'') is a 17th-century Italian term for a text to be set as an opera, or the opera itself. In the 19th century, it was used in a much narrower sense by English writers to discuss developments in the early Italia ...

'' in 2 acts); libretto by Domenico Gilardoni; premiered

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, Naples, 1829 *''Il carcere d'Ildegonda'' (melodramma in 2 acts); libretto by Domenico Gilardoni; premiered Aspa, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1830 *''Il proscritto'' (''melodramma'' in 3 acts); libretto by

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; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1841 *''Paolo e Virginia'' (''

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'' in 2 acts); libretto by

Jacopo Ferretti Jacopo Ferretti (16 July 1784 – 7 March 1852) was an Italian writer, poet and opera librettist. His name is sometimes written as Giacomo Ferretti. He is most famous for having supplied the libretti for two operas composed by Rossini and for fi ...

; premiered Teatro Metastasio, Rome, 1843 *''Carlotta e Werter'' (''opera semiseria'' in 2 acts); libretto by

Almerindo Spadetta Almerindo Spadetta (April 1894) was a prolific opera librettist active in Naples. He worked as a stage manager at the Teatro San Carlo, Teatro Nuovo, and Teatro del Fondo in Naples for over 40 years and wrote numerous libretti (mostly in the ''op ...

; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1849 *''II Muratore di Napoli'' (''opera semiseria'' in 3 acts); libretto by Domenico Bolognese; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1850 *''Il coscritto'' (''melodramma'' in 4 parts); libretto by Almerindo Spadetta; premiered Teatro del Fondo, Naples, 1851

References

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