Mario Aspa
Mario Aspa was an Italian composer. He composed over 40 operas, the most successful of which were Paolo e Virginia and II Muratore di Napoli. He also composed two ballets and a Requiem Mass which was performed on the death of Vittorio Emmanuele II in 1878.Operas
Aspa's operas included:
- Giovanni Bannier ; libretto by Domenico Gilardoni; premiered Teatro del Fondo, Naples, 1829
- Il carcere d'Ildegonda ; libretto by Domenico Gilardoni; premiered Aspa, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1830
- Il proscritto ; libretto by Marco D'Arienzo; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1841
- Paolo e Virginia ; libretto by Jacopo Ferretti; premiered Teatro Metastasio, Rome, 1843
- Carlotta e Werter ; libretto by Almerindo Spadetta; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1849
- II Muratore di Napoli ; libretto by Domenico Bolognese; premiered Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1850
- Il coscritto ; libretto by Almerindo Spadetta; premiered Teatro del Fondo, Naples, 1851
