November 01, 2013 <Back to Index> Philosopher Étienne de La Boétie, 1530 Composer Alessandro Nini, 1805 Duke of Austria Rudolf IV, 1339 This page is sponsored by: PAGE SPONSOR

Alessandro Nini (born in Fano near Pesaro, 1 November 1805 – died in Bergamo, 27 December 1880) was an Italian composer of operas and church music, also chamber music and symphonies. Of the eight operas he composed, La marescialla d'Ancre is considered his best work. He also contributed to a portion of Messa per Rossini. Specifically the fifth section of II. Sequentia, Ingemisco for solo tenor and chorus.