Alberto Franchetti

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Alberto Franchetti (18 September 1860 – 4 August 1942) was an Italian opera composer. A nobleman of independent means, he studied first in Venice, then in Dresden under Draeseke, and finally at the Munich Conservatory under Rheinberger. His first major success occurred in 1888 with his opera Asrael. His operatic style combines Wagnerianism with Italian verismo. During his life critics sometimes referred to him as the "Meyerbeer of modern Italy."

[edit] Major works

• Asrael (1888)
• Cristoforo Colombo (1892)
• Germania (includes Studenti! Udite) (1902)