Alfonso Gibilaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfonso Gibilaro

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1888

Place of Birth: Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1957

Profession: composer, pianist

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alfonso Gibilaro, who was born on 28 September 1888 in Porto Empedocle and who died on 5 January 1957, was a Sicilian pianist, opera coach and composer.
Two of his masterpieces—an Ave Maria as well as a Sicilian dialect song entitled Carrettieri—were popularized by the interpretation and sound recordings made by the famous Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli on behalf of His Master's Voice.