Melesio Morales (born Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, December 4, 1838 - died Mexico City, May 12, 1908) was a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 composer.

Morales studied music in Mexico City, and two of his operas, written in Italian, were performed there. He lived in Europe from 1865-1868, and his success in Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

 with the opera Ildegonda in 1866 made him a star in his native country. He composed, conducted, and taught in Mexico City until his death. His works include ten operas, two cantata

Cantata

A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....

s, and orchestral and choral works.

Operas

Note:This list is incomplete.

• Romeo e Giulietta, 1860
• Ildegonda, drama lírico, 1864
• Gino Corsini, ossia La Maledizione, 1877
• Cleopatra, 1891
• Anita, ca. 1900