Count Giacomo Durazzo (1717-1794) was an Italian diplomat and man of the theatre. He was born into one of the most important aristocratic families in Genoa
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Count Giacomo Durazzo (1717-1794) was an Italian diplomat and man of the theatre. He was born into one of the most important aristocratic families in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000.... . His brother was the famous doge
Doge of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa was technically a communal republic in the early Middle Ages, but in actuality it was an oligarchy ruled by a small group of merchant families, from whom were selected the Doges of Genoa.... Marcellino Durazzo. In 1749, he became ambassador to the court in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million... where he was appointed director of the imperial theatres in the city in 1754. He is most famous for working with the composer Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Christoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck was an opera composer of the early classical period. After many years at the Habsburg court at Vienna, Gluck brought about the practical reform of opera's dramaturgical practices that many intellectuals had been campaigning for over the years.... on reforming Italian opera
Opera
Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition.... .
