Mario Aspa Explained

Mario Aspa
Birth Date:	17 October 1797
Birth Place:	Messina, Italy
Death Place:	Messina, Italy
Occupation:	composer

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 Requiem Mass which was performed on the death of Vittorio Emmanuele II in 1878.^{[1] [2]}

Operas

Aspa's operas included:

• Giovanni Bannier (melodramma in 2 acts); libretto by Domenico Gilardoni; premiered Teatro del Fondo, 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 Marco D'Arienzo; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1841
• Paolo e Virginia (opera semiseria in 2 acts); libretto by Jacopo Ferretti; premiered Teatro Metastasio, Rome, 1843
• Carlotta e Werter (opera semiseria in 2 acts); libretto by Almerindo Spadetta; 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

Notes and References

1. Slonimsky, Nicolas; Kuhn, Laura; McIntire, Dennis (eds.) (2001). "Aspa, Mario". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Gale. Online version retrieved 16 July 2017 .
2. Ambìveri, Corrado (1998). Operisti minori dell'ottocento italiano, pp. 11–12. Gremese Editore.