Mario Aspa

{{Short description|Italian composer}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1797|10|17|df=yes}}

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| birth_place = Messina, Italy

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1868|12|14|1797|10|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Messina, Italy

|occupation = composer

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Mario Aspa (17 October 1797 – 14 December 1868) was an Italian composer. He composed over 40 operas, the most successful of which were Paolo e Virginia (premiered in Rome, 1843) and II Muratore di Napoli (premiered in Naples, 1850). He also composed two ballets and a Requiem Mass which was performed on the death of Vittorio Emmanuele II in 1878.Slonimsky, Nicolas; Kuhn, Laura; McIntire, Dennis (eds.) (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20181114044516/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3491800593.html "Aspa, Mario"]. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Gale. Online version retrieved 16 July 2017 {{subscription required}}.Ambìveri, Corrado (1998). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2YFChoEF7YoC&pg=PA11 Operisti minori dell'ottocento italiano], pp. 11–12. Gremese Editore. {{ISBN|8877422637}} {{in lang|it}}