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Alberto Mazzucato

Alberto Mazzucato (28 July 1813 – 31 December 1877) was an Italian composer, music teacher, and writer. Mazzucato was born in Udine. He trained at the Padua Conservatory and composed eight operas

Alberto Mazzucato (28 July 1813 – 31 December 1877) was an Italian composer, music teacher, and writer. Mazzucato was born in Udine. He trained at the Padua Conservatory and composed eight operas between 1834 and 1843, the most successful of which was Esmeralda (1838). He also contributed music to the pastiche La vergine di Kermo (1870) which also contained music by Carlo Pedrotti, Antonio Cagnoni, Federico Ricci, Amilcare Ponchielli, and Giovanni Pacini. composers Arrigo Boito, Their daughter Eliza Mazzucato Young (1846-1937) was a composer, pianist, and music educator in the United States. Their son Giannandrea Mazzucato (1850-1900) was a music writer, librettist, and critic based in London. Operas *La fidanzata di Lammermoor (1834) *Don Chisciotte (1836) *Esmeralda (1838) *Coro dei penitenti (1838) *I corsari (1840) *I due sergenti (1841) *Luigi V, re di Francia (1843) *Hernani (1843) *La vergine di Kermo (1870) References

Era
Romantic
Lived
1813–1877
From
Kingdom of Italy (now Italy)
Born in
Udine · died Milan
Known as
composer, music educator, conductor, journalist, translator, director
Genres
opera, classical music, liturgical music