Vittorio Trento (ca. 1761 – 1833) was an Italian composer born in Venice. He studied composition under

Ferdinando Bertoni Ferdinando Bertoni (15 August 1725 – 1 December 1813) was an Italian composer and organist. Early years He was born in Salò, and began his music studies in Brescia, not far from his birthplace. Around 1740 he went to Bologna, where he studied ...

at the Conservatorio dei Mendicanti in Venice. He was primarily known for his ballets of which he composed more than 50 for Venetian theatres. In his later years he also composed a number of operas, including ''Teresa vedova'' (Venice, 1802), ''Ines de Castro'' (Livorno 1803), and ''Giulio Sabino nel suo castello di Langres'' (Bologna, 1824).Lanza, Andrea (2002)
"Trento, Vittorio"

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. Retrieved 28 March 2016 (subscription required for full access). Trento died in Lisbon.

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