Amendola, Giuseppe
Amendola, Giuseppe
Amendola, Giuseppe, Italian composer; b. probably in Palermo, c. 1750; d. probably there, 1808. He composed the highly successful comic opera II BegliarBey di Caramania (1776), which was performed throughout Europe. He also composed cantatas.
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