Alessandro Nini
Alessandro Nini (born November 1, 1805 in Fano near Pesaro , † December 27, 1880 in Bergamo ) was an Italian composer .
Life
Nowadays, Alessandro Nini is less known for his operas, but rather for his marriage to the then famous soprano Marianna Barbieri-Nini (1818–1887), who was the first to play the role of Lady Macbeth in Verdi's opera (premiered in Florence in 1847 ). Nini's oeuvre includes eight operas ( La marescialla d'Ancre is the most famous of these), church music , chamber music and symphonies . He also contributed a portion to the Requiem Messa per Rossini funeral mass of Rossini at, namely in the fifth section of the II. Sequentia, Ingemisco for solo tenor and choir .
Operas
- Ida della torre ( Premiere November 11, 1837 in Venice)
- La marescialla d'Ancre (premiere of the 1st version on July 23, 1839 in Padua, libretto : Giovanni Prati , original text by Alfred de Vigny )
- La marescialla d'Ancre (premiere of the 2nd version in Florence in 1840)
- La marescialla d'Ancre (premiere of the 3rd version in Milan in 1847 )
- Cristina di Svezia (premiere on June 6, 1840 in Genoa )
- Margherita d'Yorck (premiere on March 21, 1841 in Venice )
- Odalisa (premiered on February 19, 1842 in Milan)
- Virginia (premiered on February 21, 1842 in Genoa)
- Il corsaro (premiere on September 25, 1847 in Turin )
Individual evidence
- ^ Supplement opera La marescialla d'Ancre Bongiovanni BG-2362 and Oxford Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nini, Alessandro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fano |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1880 |
| Place of death | Bergamo |