Alfonso Buonomo

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Alfonso Buonomo
Born(1829-08-12)12 August 1829
Naples, Italy
Died28 January 1903(1903-01-28) (aged 73)
Naples, Italy
Occupationcomposer

Alfonso Buonomo (12 August 1829 – 28 January 1903) was an Italian composer active in Naples where all nine of his operas premiered. He also composed sacred music and salon songs.[1]

Buonomo was born in Naples and studied at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella. His initial training there was primarily in piano and voice, but he later decided to focus on composition which he studied with Giuseppe Lillo. He made his debut as an opera composer in 1857 with the premiere at the Teatro Nuovo of Cicco e Cola, an opera buffa in three acts with a libretto by Almerindo Spadetta.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wier, Albert Ernest (ed.) (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians, p.261. Macmillan
  2. ^ Ambìveri, Corrado (1998). Operisti minori dell'ottocento Italiano, pp. 28–29. Gremese Editore. ISBN 8877422637 (in Italian)
  3. ^ Champlin, John Denison (ed.) (1888). Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians , Vol I, p. 243. C. Scribner's Sons