Gaetano Braga

Gaetano Braga (June 9, 1829 – November 21, 1907) was an Italian composer and cellist. He was born in Giulianova in Abruzzi and died in Milan. Braga's works include compositions for the cello (two concertos, a quintet, a quartet, works for cello and piano) and the operas: * Alina or La spregiata (1853, Naples) * Estella di San Germano (1857, Vienna) * Il ritratto (1858, Naples) * Margherita la mendicante (1859, Paris) * Mormile (1862, Milan) * Ruy Blas (1868) * Reginella (1871, Lecco) * Caligola (1873, Lisbon) A "Serenata" (serenade) by Braga, sometimes called in English Angel's Serenade, is mentioned in Anton Chekhov's short story The Black Monk. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.