Vincenzo Valente

Vincenzo Valente (Corigliano Calabro, February 21, 1855 - Naples, September 6, 1921) was an Italian composer and writer. He was known for his Neapolitan songs and for his operettas. Valente wrote his first piece, "Ntuniella", at the age of 15. He wrote a total of ten operettas, the best known of which was I granatieri of 1889; he also wrote texts for the actor Nicola Maldacea; he was most famous, though, for his songs, the most famous of which was "Tiempe belle" of 1916.