Carlo Pallavicino
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Carlo Pallavicino (ca. 1630 – 29 January 1688) was an Italian composer.
Pallavicino was born at Salò
, Italy
. From 1666 to 1673, he worked at the Dresden court, from 1674 to 1685, at the Ospedale degli Incurabili (conservatory where orphaned children were musically trained) in Venice
and further in Dresden. In August and September 1687, he was with the concert master Georg Gottfried Backstroh back in Venice. He asked for renewal of his leave because his wife expected birth, but he was rejected. He died in Dresden
, and his grave is located in the Convent of the St. Mariestern.
He wrote more than 20 operas premiered in Venice and Dresden, oratorio and sacred works. His son, Dresden court writer Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino was a known librettist.
Pallavicino was born at Salò
Salò
Salò is a town and commune in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy on the banks of Lake Garda. The city was the capital of Italian Social Republic from 1943 to 1945, with the ISR often being called the "Republic of Salò" .-History:Salò was founded in the Roman period as Pagus...
, Italy
Italy
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. From 1666 to 1673, he worked at the Dresden court, from 1674 to 1685, at the Ospedale degli Incurabili (conservatory where orphaned children were musically trained) in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
and further in Dresden. In August and September 1687, he was with the concert master Georg Gottfried Backstroh back in Venice. He asked for renewal of his leave because his wife expected birth, but he was rejected. He died in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, and his grave is located in the Convent of the St. Mariestern.
He wrote more than 20 operas premiered in Venice and Dresden, oratorio and sacred works. His son, Dresden court writer Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino was a known librettist.
Operas
- Demetrio (dramma per musicaDramma per musicaDramma per musica is a term which was used by dramatists in Italy and elsewhere between the late-17th and mid-19th centuries...
, libretto by Giacomo dall'Angelo, 1666, Venice) - Aureliano (dramma per musica con prologo, libretto by Giacomo dall'Angelo, 1666, Venice)
- Il tiranno humiliato d'amore, ovvero Il Meraspe (dramma per musica con prologo, libretto by Giovanni FaustiniGiovanni FaustiniGiovanni Faustini was an Italian librettist and opera impresario of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his collaborations with the composer Francesco Cavalli.Faustini was born in Venice...
, revised by Nicolò Beregan, 1667, Venice) - Diocleziano (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1674, Venice)
- Enea in Italia (dramma per musica, libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani, 1675, Venice)
- Galieno (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1675, Venice)
- Vespasiano (dramma per musica, libretto by Giulio Cesare Corradi, 1678, Venice; opera for the inauguration of the Teatro San Giovanni GrisostomoTeatro San Giovanni GrisostomoThe Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo, now known as the Teatro Malibran, is an opera house in Venice. Founded in 1678 by the Grimani family, it was founded primarily to provide entertainment for the aristocracy and to advance the social position of the Grimani family, and was not expected to be a...
) - Nerone (dramma per musica, libretto by Giulio Cesare Corradi, 1679, Venice)
- Le amazoni nell'isole fortunate (dramma per musica con prologo, libretto by Francesco Maria Piccioli, 1679, Piazzola sul Brenta; opera for the inauguration of the private theatre of the prosecutor Conratini)
- Messalina (dramma per musica, libretto by Francesco Maria Piccioli, 1679, Venice)
- Bassiano, ovvero Il maggior impossibile (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1682, Venice)
- Carlo re d'Italia (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1683, Venice)
- Il re infante (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1683, Venice)
- Licinio imperatore (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1683, Venice)
- Ricimero re de' vandali (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1684, Venice)
- Massimo Puppieno (dramma per musica, libretto by Aurelio Aureli, 1685, Venice)
- Penelope la casta (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1685, Venice)
- Amore inamorato (dramma per musica, libretto by Matteo Noris, 1686, Venice)
- Didone delirante (dramma per musica, libretto by Antonio Franceschi, 1686, Venice)
- L'amazone corsara, ovvero L'Avilda regina de' Goti (dramma per musica, libretto by Giulio Cesare Corradi, 1686, Venice)
External links
- Short biography with list of works at operone.de