Gaspare Spontini

Spontini, after Nicolas-Eustache Maurin

Spontini's signature

Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (14 November 1774 – 24 January 1851) was an Italian opera composer and conductor from the classical era. During the first two decades of the 19th century, Spontini was an important figure in French opera, and composed over twenty works.