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Birth Anniversary: Gaspare Spontini — November 14, 1774
14 November 2026
Born at Maiolati Spontini on 14 November 1774. Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini was an Italian opera composer and conductor from the late Classical and early Romantic eras. During the first two decades of the 19th century, Spontini was an important figure in French opera, and he composed over twenty works.
Dates verified on Grove Music Online, entry "Gaspare Spontini"; MGG Online (Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart).
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