Claudio Conti (Capracotta, Isernia, March 13, 1836 – Naples, December 24, 1878) was an Italian composer and teacher. Having moved to Naples at a very young age, he was admitted first in 1846 as an external student to the Royal College of Music of San Pietro a Majella and the following year as a boarding student after winning a competition. He studied harmony with Parisi and from 1853 to 1860 with Saverio Mercadante….