L. Scinti Roger

Who was L. Scinti Roger?

Luigi Scinti Roger was an Italian composer, who emigrated to New York in 1910, and composed music mainly for Italian immigrants in United States.

Sometimes known as Louis Roger, he was a talented organist, pianist and orchestra leader. He played in several theaters in United States and Canada including La Sirena Theater,the Verdi Theater and the Naples Garden Theater in Rhode Island and the Columbia Theater in New York. He wrote music for several songs including “Vieneme ‘nzuonno Napule!”, and he composed marches, symphonies and musical dramas, among them,Voglio Turnà a Mamma, ’O Ritorno d’ o ferito, A parteza pè Tripoli, O Richiamato.