Giuseppe Alfiero

Giuseppe Alfieri was born and died in Naples, in 1630 and 1665 respectively. He trained at the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo between 1642 and 1649, and around 1658 he was appointed maestro di cappella of the city.

His name is linked to several stage works, though their attributions are uncertain. In 1655 he composed La fedeltà trionfante for the Teatro San Bartolomeo, one of the first operas written originally for Naples. Prota-Giurleo attributes to him Le magie amorose (1653) and Il trionfo della pace (1658), but in both cases authorship is doubtful. Bianconi proposes O. Gaudioso and A. De Santis as the authors of the latter.

His only surviving work is a hymn, held in the National Library of Naples. His legacy is therefore modest and difficult to pin down.