Marco Betta (25/07/1964), an Italian composer (from Enna) of primarily stage, orchestral, chamber, and choral works that have been successfully performed throughout Europe; he has also written much incidental music. Marco Betta studied composition with Eliodoro Sollima at the Conservatorio Vincenzo Bellini in Palermo and there graduated in composition. He subsequently studied with Armando Gentilucci in Florence and with Salvatore Sciarrino at the Accademia in Cittą di Castello.