Vincenzo Pucitta

Vincenzo Pucitta
1812 engraving of Pucitta
Born(1778-02-17)17 February 1778
Civitavecchia, Italy
Died20 December 1861(1861-12-20) (aged 83)
Milan, Italy

Vincenzo Pucitta (or Puccitta; 17 February 1778 – 20 December 1861) was an Italian composer. Born in Civitavecchia, he wrote more than 20 operas during his career. One of his works, La Vestale, after its premiere in London (1810), was also sung in Lisbon (1816), Milan (1816) and Rio de Janeiro (1817). He died in Milan, aged 83.

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