Giuseppe Apolloni (8 April 1822 – 31 December 1889) was an Italian composer born in Vicenza,

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. His first opera, ''Adelchi'', based on the omonymous tragedy by Manzoni, was staged at Vicenza in 1852. He composed a total of five

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s. His most successful opera was '' L'ebreo'', based on Bulwer-Lytton’s ''Leila''. Apolloni died in Vicenza on 31 December 1889.

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* 1822 births 1889 deaths Composers from the Austrian Empire 19th-century Italian classical composers 19th-century Italian male musicians Italian opera composers Italian Romantic composers Italian male opera composers Musicians from Vicenza {{Opera-bio-stub