Raffaele Sacco
Raffaele Sacco (August 14, 1787 – January 20, 1872) was an Italian optician and lyricist. He was the reputed inventor of the aletoscope, an apparatus to verify the authenticity of stamps, wax seals, etc. Raffaele Sacco was born in Naples, he was the author of the words to one of the most known Neapolitan songs, "Te voglio bene assaje" (the music is by Gaetano Donizetti), the song that won the first Festival of Neapolitan Sing in 1835.
Raffaele Sacco
- Born
- 1787 · Naples.
- Died
- 1872 · Naples.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy · Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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- poet · writer · composer · songwriter
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- Italian
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Raffaele Sacco (August 14, 1787 – January 20, 1872) was an Italian optician and lyricist. He was the reputed inventor of the aletoscope, an apparatus to verify the authenticity of stamps, wax seals, etc. Raffaele Sacco was born in Naples, he was the author of the words to one of the most known Neapolitan songs, "Te voglio bene assaje" (the music is by Gaetano Donizetti), the song that won the first Festival of Neapolitan Sing in 1835.
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1787
Raffaele Sacco was born on 14 August 1787.
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Raffaele Sacco died on 20 January 1872.
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- 1.Raffaele Sacco. interviu.it.
- 2.Antonio Borrelli. Raffaele Sacco. treccani.it. 2017.
- 3.Around the clock, una breve storia della popular music. UTET. 2008.
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- Ettore De Mura, Enciclopedia della canzone napoletana, Naples, Il Torchio, 1969.
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Raffaele Sacco is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Recorded with the occupation songwriter.
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