Giovanni Bertati
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Giovanni Bertati is an Italian librettist
.
In 1763, Bertati wrote his first libretto, La morte di Dimone ("The Death of Dimone"), set to music by Antonio Tozzi
. Two years later, L'isola della fortuna ("The Island of Fortune"), based on Bertati's libretto and Andrea Luchesi
's music, was performed in Vienna
. During 1770, Bertati visited Vienna several times, where he collaborated with Baldassare Galuppi. Emperor Leopold II
gave Bertati the title of Poeta Cesareo ("Imperial Poet") of the Italian Opera in Vienna, previously held by Lorenzo Da Ponte
, who, a year earlier, fell in disgrace with the emperor.
During his career as a librettist, Bertati was almost exclusively devoted to writing drammi giocosi
. His most celebrated libretto is Il matrimonio segreto
("The Secret Marriage"), set to the music of Domenico Cimarosa
, and premiered on 7 February, 1792, in Vienna.
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
.
In 1763, Bertati wrote his first libretto, La morte di Dimone ("The Death of Dimone"), set to music by Antonio Tozzi
Antonio Tozzi
Antonio Tozzi was an Italian opera composer.He was born at Bologna, Italy. He studied with Padre Martini and became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna in 1761. His first opera Tigrane, was performed in Venice in 1762. His La morte di Dimone of 1763 was an early opera semiseria. In...
. Two years later, L'isola della fortuna ("The Island of Fortune"), based on Bertati's libretto and Andrea Luchesi
Andrea Luchesi
Andrea Luca Luchesi was an Italian composer.- Biography :Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Caterina Gottardi. The rather wealthy family descended from groups of noble families who had moved from Lucca to Venice in the 14th century...
's music, was performed in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. During 1770, Bertati visited Vienna several times, where he collaborated with Baldassare Galuppi. Emperor Leopold II
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II , born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1790 to 1792, Archduke of Austria and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1765 to 1790. He was a son of Emperor Francis I and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa...
gave Bertati the title of Poeta Cesareo ("Imperial Poet") of the Italian Opera in Vienna, previously held by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Lorenzo Da Ponte was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He wrote the librettos for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's greatest operas, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte....
, who, a year earlier, fell in disgrace with the emperor.
During his career as a librettist, Bertati was almost exclusively devoted to writing drammi giocosi
Dramma giocoso
Dramma giocoso is the name of a genre of opera common in the mid-18th century. The term is a contraction of "dramma giocoso per musica" and is essentially a description of the text rather than the opera as a whole...
. His most celebrated libretto is Il matrimonio segreto
Il matrimonio segreto
Il matrimonio segreto is an opera in two acts, music by Domenico Cimarosa, on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati, based on the play The Clandestine Marriage by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick...
("The Secret Marriage"), set to the music of Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa
Domenico Cimarosa was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school...
, and premiered on 7 February, 1792, in Vienna.
Libretti
The following is the list of 70 libretti by Bertati; the years refer to first performances.- La morte di Dimone ossia L'innocenza vendicata (music by Antonio TozziAntonio TozziAntonio Tozzi was an Italian opera composer.He was born at Bologna, Italy. He studied with Padre Martini and became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica di Bologna in 1761. His first opera Tigrane, was performed in Venice in 1762. His La morte di Dimone of 1763 was an early opera semiseria. In...
, 1763) - Serenata per musica (music by Andrea LuchesiAndrea LuchesiAndrea Luca Luchesi was an Italian composer.- Biography :Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Caterina Gottardi. The rather wealthy family descended from groups of noble families who had moved from Lucca to Venice in the 14th century...
, 1764) - L'isola della fortuna (music by Andrea Luchesi, 1765)
- Il villano geloso (music by Baldassare Galuppi, 1769; music by Johann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb Naumann was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.- Life :...
, 1770; music by Giuseppe SartiGiuseppe SartiGiuseppe Sarti was an Italian opera composer.-Biography:He was born at Faenza. His date of birth is not known, but he was baptised on 1 December 1729. Some earlier sources say he was born on 28 December, but his baptism certificate proves the later date impossible...
under the title I finti eredi, 1785) - L'anello in cantanto (music by Ferdinando BertoniFerdinando BertoniFerdinando Bertoni was an Italian composer and organist.He was born in Salò, and began his music studies in Brescia, not far from his birthplace. Around 1740 he went to Bologna, where he studied till 1745 with the famous music theorist Giovanni Battista Martini...
, 1771) - Calandrino (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1771; music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
and Giacomo RustGiacomo RustGiacomo Rust or Rusti was an Italian opera composer, probably of German ancestry.Not a great deal is known about Rust. Between 1763 and 1777, Rust was active in Venice, where his first opera, a dramma giocoso, La contadina in corte, to a libretto by Niccolò Tassi, was performed in 1763...
under the title L'avaro deluso, 1773; music by Antonio SacchiniAntonio SacchiniAntonio Maria Gasparo Sacchini was an Italian opera composer.Sacchini was born in Florence, but was raised in Naples, where he received his musical education at the San Onofrio conservatory. He wrote his first operas in Naples, thereafter moving to Venice, then London and eventually Paris, where...
, 1778) - L'inimico delle donne (music by Baldassare Galuppi, 1771; music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
under the title Zon-Zon principe di Kibin-Kinka, 1773) - La locanda (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1771; music by Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
under the title Il fanatico in berlina, 1791) - L'isola di Alcina (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1771–72; music by Giacomo RustGiacomo RustGiacomo Rust or Rusti was an Italian opera composer, probably of German ancestry.Not a great deal is known about Rust. Between 1763 and 1777, Rust was active in Venice, where his first opera, a dramma giocoso, La contadina in corte, to a libretto by Niccolò Tassi, was performed in 1763...
, 1772; music by Alessandro Bianchi, 1794) - I visionari (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1772; music by Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
under the title Gli astrologi immaginari, 1779) - La contessa di Bimbimpoli (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1772) - La tomba di Merlino (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1772) - Armida (music by Johann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb Naumann was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.- Life :...
, 1773; music by Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, 1786) - Mirandolina (music by Pietro Alessandro GuglielmiPietro Alessandro GuglielmiPietro Alessandro Guglielmi was an Italian opera composer.Guglielmi was born in Massa. He received his first musical education from his father, and afterwards studied under Francesco Durante at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto at Naples...
, 1773; music by Luigi Caruso under the title La virtuosa alla moda, 1776; music by Vincenzo FabriziVincenzo FabriziVincenzo Fabrizi was an Italian composer of opera buffa.Little is known of Fabrizi’s life, perhaps because of his many journeys to various parts of Italy and Europe. He was born in Naples in 1764 and studied under the guidance of Giacomo Tritto. The Neapolitan Carnival of 1783 saw his first...
under the title L'amore per interesse, 1787) - Il tamburo notturno (music by Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
, 1773; music by Giovanni Battista LorenziGiovanni Battista LorenziGiovanni Battista Lorenzi was an Italian librettist. He was born and died in Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1721–1807) was an Italian librettist. He was born and died in Giovanni Battista Lorenzi (1721–1807) was an Italian librettist. He was born and died in (Naples, and was a friend of...
under the title Il tamburo) - La villanella incostante (music by Johann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb Naumann was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.- Life :...
, 1773) - Il marito che non ha mogli (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1774) - Il geloso in cimento (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1774) - Il principe ipocondriaco (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1774; music by Johann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb NaumannJohann Gottlieb Naumann was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister.- Life :...
, 1776) - L'avoro (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1775; music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1776; music by Ferdinando OrlandiFerdinando OrlandiFerdinando Orlandi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. Born in Parma, he was a pupil of organist Gaspare Rugarli and composer Ferdinando Paer. He also studied at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples with Nicola Sala and Giacomo Tritto. In 1800 he took a position at...
, 1801) - L'amor bizzarro ossia La gelosa di sé stesso (music by Giacomo RustGiacomo RustGiacomo Rust or Rusti was an Italian opera composer, probably of German ancestry.Not a great deal is known about Rust. Between 1763 and 1777, Rust was active in Venice, where his first opera, a dramma giocoso, La contadina in corte, to a libretto by Niccolò Tassi, was performed in 1763...
, 1775) - La novità (music by Felice AlessandriFelice AlessandriFelice Alessandri was an Italian keyboardist and composer who was internationally active; working in Berlin, London, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Turin. He is best known for his stage works, and he produced a total of 32 operas between 1764 and 1794...
, 1775; music by Giovanni Valentini under the title Il capriccio drammatico, 1787) - La donna instabile (music by Giovanni Battista Borghi, 1776; music by Antonio Boroni, 1776; music by Giovanni Battista Borghi under the title Gli tre pretendenti, 1777)
- Isabella e Rodrigo ossia La costanza in amore (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1776) - Lo sposo disperato (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, also under the title Il zotico incivilito, 1777; music by Vicenzo Nusco, 1808) - Il curioso indiscreto (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1777) — disputed attribution - La forza delle donne (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, also under the title Il trionfo delle donne, 1778; music by Bernardo Ottani under the title Le amazzoni, 1784; music by Peter von WinterPeter WinterPeter Winter was a German opera composer who followed Mozart and preceded Weber, acting as a bridge between the two in the development of German opera....
under the title Ogus ossia Il trionfo del bel sesso; music by Giuseppe NicoliniGiuseppe NicoliniGiuseppe Nicolini was an Italian composer who wrote at least 45 operas. From 1819 onwards, he devoted himself primarily to religious music...
under the title Ogus ossia Il trionfo del bel sesso, 1799) - Il cavalier errante (music by Tommaso TraettaTommaso TraettaTommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta was an Italian composer.-Biography:Traetta was born in Bitonto, a town near Bari, near the top of the heel of the boot of Italy. He eventually became a pupil of the composer, singer and teacher Nicola Porpora in Naples, and scored a first success with his...
, 1778) - Le industrie amorose (music by Bernardo Ottani, 1778; music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
under the title Il matrimonio per inganno, 1779) - La vendemmia (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, also under the title Le vendemmie, 1778) - Azorre di Kibinga (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1779) - Le nozze in contrasto (music by Giovanni Valentini, 1779)
- Il più bel dono inutile (music by Antonio RosettiAntonio RosettiAntonio Rosetti was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart....
, 1779) - I quaqueri (music by Antonio RosettiAntonio RosettiAntonio Rosetti was a classical era composer and double bass player, and was a contemporary of Haydn and Mozart....
, 1779) - Li rivali ridicoli (music by Michele Mortellari, 1780)
- La statua matematica (music by Giovanni Valentini, 1780; music by Luigi Caruso under the title L'antiquario burlato ossia La statua matematica, 1786)
- Le teste deboli (music by Francesco Salari, 1780)
- L'imbroglio delle tre spose (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1781) - Il marito geloso (music by Luigi Caruso, 1781)
- L'opera nuova (music by Matteo Rauzzini, 1781)
- Lo sposalizio per dispetto (music by Gaetano MontiGaetano Monti (composer)Gaetano Monti was an Italian composer. His name is first recorded in 1758, when he was eight years old, singing in a small part in a performance of Il curioso del suo proprio danno by Niccolò Piccinni...
, 1781) - Gli amanti alla prova (music by Luigi Caruso, 1783; music by Francesco Piticchio, also under the title Gli amanti dispettosi, 1784)
- Le due sorelle incognite (music by Antonio CalegariAntonio CalegariAntonio Calegari was an Italian baroque composer. His oratorio La risurrezione di Lazzaro 1779, was recorded under Filippo Maria Bressan in 2000....
, 1783) - La villanella rapitaLa villanella rapitaLa villanella rapita is an opera giocosa in two acts by Francesco Bianchi. The libretto was by Giovanni Bertati.-Performance history:...
(music by Francesco BianchiFrancesco Bianchi (musician)Giuseppe Francesco Bianchi was an Italian opera composer. Born at Cremona, Lombardy, he studied with Pasquale Cafaro and Niccolò Jommelli, and worked mainly in London, Paris and in all the major Italian operatic scenes, Venice, Naples, Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence.He wrote at least 78 operas of...
, 1783) - Il serraglio di Osmano (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1784) - Le spose ricuperate (music by Luigi Caruso, also under the title I campi elisi ossia Le spose ricuperate, 1785)
- L'amore costante (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1786; music by Pierre Dutillieu under the title Nannerina e Pandolfino ossia Gli sposi in cimento, 1792) - La contessa di Novaluna (music by Vincenzo FabriziVincenzo FabriziVincenzo Fabrizi was an Italian composer of opera buffa.Little is known of Fabrizi’s life, perhaps because of his many journeys to various parts of Italy and Europe. He was born in Naples in 1764 and studied under the guidance of Giacomo Tritto. The Neapolitan Carnival of 1783 saw his first...
, 1786) - Le donne fanatiche (music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1786) - Chi sta bene non si muova (music by Ferdinando Robuschi, 1787)
- Don Giovanni TenorioDon Giovanni TenorioDon Giovanni Tenorio, o sia Il convitato di pietra is the most famous opera by the Italian composer Giuseppe Gazzaniga. It belongs to the genre of dramma giocoso and is in one act. Don Giovanni Tenorio was first performed at the Teatro San Moisè, Venice, on February 5, 1787...
(music by Giuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe GazzanigaGiuseppe Gazzaniga was a member of the Neapolitan school of opera composers. He composed fifty-one operas and is considered to be one of the last Italian opera buffa composers.-Biography:...
, 1787) - L'orfanella americana (music by Pasquale AnfossiPasquale AnfossiBonifacio Domenico Pasquale Anfossi was an Italian opera composer. Born in Taggia, Liguria, he studied with Niccolò Piccinni and Antonio Sacchini, and worked mainly in London, Venice and Rome....
, 1787; music by Friedrich Christoph Gestewitz, 1791) - Il curioso accidente (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1789) - La fata capricciosa (music by Francesco Gardi, 1789)
- Il pazzo glorioso (music by Marcello BernardiniMarcello BernardiniMarcello Bernardini was an Italian composer and librettist. Little is known of him, save that he wrote 37 operas in his career...
, 1790) - Il fanatico in berlina (music by Giovanni PaisielloGiovanni PaisielloGiovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...
, 1791) - L'impresario in scompiglio (music by Gennaro AstaritaGennaro AstaritaGennaro Astarita was an Italian composer, mainly of operas. The place of his birth is unknown, although he was active in Naples for many years. He became the maestro di cappella there in 1770. He is also considered to have played an important role in the development of opera in Russia...
, 1791) - Il matrimonio segreto (music by Domenico CimarosaDomenico CimarosaDomenico Cimarosa was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school...
, 1792; music by Anchille Graffigna, 1883) - Amor rende segace (music by Domenico CimarosaDomenico CimarosaDomenico Cimarosa was an Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school...
, 1793) - La principessa di Amalfi (music by Joseph WeiglJoseph WeiglJoseph Weigl , was an Austrian composer and conductor.The son of Joseph Franz Weigl , the principal cellist in the orchestra of the Esterházy family, he was born in Eisenstadt and studied music under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger and Antonio Salieri...
, also under the title La contessa di Amalfi, 1794) - La bella Lauretta (music by Francesco Gardi, 1795)
- L'intrigo amoroso (music by Ferdinando PaerFerdinando Paer-Biography:Paer was born at Parma. His father was a trumpeter with the Ducal Bodyguards and also performed at church and court events. His name, Ferdinando, was after Duke Ferdinand of Parma and was given to him by Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Duke Ferdinand's wife...
, also under the titles Il male vien dal buco, Saed ossia Il serraglio and Gli intrighi del serraglio, 1795) - Andromeda (music by Niccolò Antonio ZingarelliNiccolò Antonio ZingarelliNiccolò Antonio Zingarelli was an Italian composer, chiefly of opera.-Early career:Zingarelli was born in Naples, where he studied at the Santa Maria di Loreto Conservatory under Fenaroli and Speranza....
, 1796) - La donna innamorata (music by Giuseppe NicoliniGiuseppe NicoliniGiuseppe Nicolini was an Italian composer who wrote at least 45 operas. From 1819 onwards, he devoted himself primarily to religious music...
, 1796) - La donna di genio volubile (music by Marcos António PortugalMarcos PortugalMarcos António da Fonseca Portugal was a Portuguese classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas in Italian....
, 1796) - L'amor l'astuzia insegna (music by Francesco Gardi, 1797; music by Francesco Gardi, 1801)
- Il medico di Lucca (music by Sebastiano Nasolini, also under the title Il medico dei bagni, 1797)
- La pace (music by Vincenzo Panza; music by Simon MayrSimon MayrJohann Simon Mayr , also known in Italian as Giovanni Simone Mayr or Simone Mayr was a German composer.- Life :...
and Gaetano Marinelli, 1798) - Le tre orfanelle ossia la Scola di musica (music by Marcello BernardiniMarcello BernardiniMarcello Bernardini was an Italian composer and librettist. Little is known of him, save that he wrote 37 operas in his career...
, 1798) - Gli umori contrari (music by Sebastiano Nasolini, 1798)
- La bella selvaggia (music by Antonio SalieriAntonio SalieriAntonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
, 1802)
Sources
- Warrack, John and West, Ewan (1992), The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 782 pages, ISBN 0-19-869164-5