Fioravanti, Valentino ( b Rome, 11 Sept. 1764; d Capua, 16 June 1837). Italian composer. He wrote some 77 operas; nevertheless, the ... Bianca e Faliero and Matilde di Shabran and of some of Donizetti's works. Giuseppe's two sons Valentino (1827–79) and Luigi (1829–87) were also buffo basses, ...