Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi Explained

Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi (1845 in Palermo – 1924 in Parma) was an Italian opera composer.^[1] He was born in Palermo, Italy on 25 December 1845 and died in Parma, Italy on 21 February 1924. He was a student of Pietro Platania at Palermo and Mabellini at Florence. Once of his most successful works was the opera Graziella.^[2]

His body is interred in a neoclassical tomb in the Catacombe dei Cappuccini in Palermo.^[3]

Early life

He was born the son of opera singer Almerinda Manzocchi on 25 December 1845. Growing up, he demonstrated an aptitude for music.^[4]

Works

Operas

• Dolores (1875)
• Il Negriero (1878)
• Stella (1880)
• Il Conte di Gleichen (1887)
• Graziella (1894)
• Severo Torelli (1903)

Notes and References

1. Book: Ambìveri, Corrado. Operisti minori: dell'ottocento Italiano. 1998. Gremese Editore. 978-88-7742-263-7. 13. it.
2. Book: Hughes, Rupert. Music Lovers' Encyclopedia. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. 1939. New York. 37.
3. Graham . Lloyd . 2023-01-01 . A (Partial) Catalogue of Named Bodies on Display in the Palermo Catacombs . Direct release to Academia.edu.
4. Web site: Auteri-Manzocchi, Salvatore in "Dizionario Biografico". www.treccani.it. it-IT. 2019-10-12.