Michele Gabellone
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Michele Gabellone (November 1692, Naples
- 19 January 1740, Naples) was an Italian composer
best known for his opera
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Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
- 19 January 1740, Naples) was an Italian composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
best known for his opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
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Operas
- La Cantarina (3 Acts, commedia per musica, librettoLibrettoA 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...
by A. Piscopo, CarnivalCarnivalCarnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
1728, Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini) - La Ciulla o puro Chi fa freuma arriva a tutto (commedia per musica, libretto by Carlo De Palma), Spring 1728, Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini)
- La fenta schiava, chelleta pe mmuseca (1728, Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini)
- Ammore vò speranza (commedia per musica, libretto by De Palma, Carnival 1729, Naples, Teatro dei Fiorentini)
- Adone re di Cipro (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 Filippo Vanstryp, Carnival 1731, Rome, Teatro Capranica) - Li dispiette amoruse (commedia per musica, libretto by Antonio PalombaAntonio PalombaAntonio Palomba was an Italian opera librettist, poet, harpsichordist, and music educator. He also worked as a notary. Born in Naples, he became a teacher of the harpsichord at the Teatro della Pace in 1749. Most of his more than 50 opera libretti were comedic works written for composers of the...
, Autumn 1731, Naples, Teatro Nuovo)