Giacomo Tritto
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Giacomo Domenico Mario Antonio Pasquale Giuseppe Tritto (April 2, 1733 – September 16, 1824) was an Italian
composer, known primarily for his 54 operas. He was born in Altamura
, and studied in Naples; among his teachers were Nicola Fago
, Girolamo Abos
, and Pasquale Cafaro
. One of his pupil was Ferdinando Orlandi
. He died in Naples
.
Italy
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composer, known primarily for his 54 operas. He was born in Altamura
Altamura
Altamura is a town and comune of Apulia, southern Italy. It is located on the Murge plateau in the province of Bari, 45 km South-West of Bari, close to the border with Basilicata. As of 2011 its population was of 69,728.-Overview:...
, and studied in Naples; among his teachers were Nicola Fago
Nicola Fago
Nicola Fago was an Italian Baroque composer and teacher.-Biography:Born in Taranto, he studied music at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples between 1693 and 1695. Between 1704 and 1708 he worked at the Conservatorio Sant´Onofrio...
, Girolamo Abos
Girolamo Abos
Girolamo Abos, last name also given Avos or d'Avossa and baptized Geronimo Abos , was a Maltese-Italian composer of both operas and church music....
, and Pasquale Cafaro
Pasquale Cafaro
Pasquale Cafaro was an Italian composer who was particularly known for his operas and the significant amount of sacred music he produced, including oratorios, motets, and masses....
. One of his pupil was Ferdinando Orlandi
Ferdinando Orlandi
Ferdinando 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...
. He died in Naples
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...
.
Operas
- Le nozze contrastate (opera buffa, 1754, Naples)
- La fedeltà in amore (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Cerlone, 1764, Naples)
- Li furbi (intermezzo, 1765, Naples)
- Il principe riconosciuto (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Cerlone, 1780, Naples)
- La francese di spirito o La viaggiatrice di spirito (opera buffa, libretto by G. M. Mililotti, 1781, Rome)
- La Bellinda o L'ortolana fedele (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Cerlone, 1781, Naples)
- Don Procopio in corte del Pretejanni (opera buffa, 1782, Naples)
- Don Papirio (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1782, Naples)
- I due gemelli (opera buffa, libretto 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...
, 1783, Naples) - Il convitato di pietra (opera semiseria, libretto 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...
, 1783, Naples) - La sposa stramba (opera buffa, 1783, Naples)
- La scuola degli amanti (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1783, Naples)
- La scuffiara (opera buffa, libretto 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...
, 1784, Naples) - Il matrimonio negli Elisii ovvero La sposa bizzarra (opera buffa, libretto by Carlo Giuseppe Lanfranchi-Rossi, 1784, Rome)
- L'Artenice (opera seria, 1784, Naples)
- L'Arminio (opera seria, libretto by Ferdinando Moretti, 1786, Rome)
- Le gelosie ovvero I due fratelli burlati (farsetta, 1786, Rome)
- Li raggiri scoperti (opera buffa, 1786, Rome)
- La vergine del sole (opera seria, libretto by Carlo Giuseppe Lanfranchi-Rossi, 1786, Naples)
- Armida (opera seria, 1786, Naples)
- Le vicende amorose (dramma giocoso, libretto by Pastor Arcade Timido, 1787, Rome)
- La molinara spiritosa (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Saverio Zini, 1787, Naples)
- La bella selvaggia (opera semiseria, 1788, Rome)
- La scaltra avventuriera (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1788, Naples)
- Il giuocatore fortunato (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Petrosellini, 1788, Naples)
- Il finti padroni (farsa, 1789, Rome)
- La prova reciproca (L'inganno fortunato ossia La prova reciproca) (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1789, Naples)
- I servi padroni (farsetta, 1790, Rome)
- La cantarina (opera buffa, libretto by Carlo GoldoniCarlo GoldoniCarlo Osvaldo Goldoni was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice. His works include some of Italy's most famous and best-loved plays. Audiences have admired the plays of Goldoni for their ingenious mix of wit and honesty...
, 1790, Rome) - Il cartesiano fantastico (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati, 1790, Naples)
- Le astuzie in amore (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati, 1790, Naples)
- L'inganno amoroso (opera buffa, 1790, Madrid)
- L'equivoco (opera buffa, libretto by C. Fiori, 1791, Naples)
- La creduta selvaggia (farsetta, 1792, Rome)
- Gli amici rivali (opera buffa, 1792, Vienna)
- Le trame spiritose (commedia, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1792, Naples)
- La fedeltà nelle selve (La fedeltà tra le selve) (opera buffa, libretto by Michelangelo Prunetti, 1793, Venice)
- Le nozze in garbuglio (opera semiseria, libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati, 1793, Naples)
- L'ordine del disordine (opera buffa, 1793, Naples)
- L'impostore smascherato (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati, 1794, Naples)
- Gli amanti in puntiglio (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Maria Diodati, 1794, Naples)
- Apelle e Campaspe (opera seria, libretto by Simeone Antonio Sografi, 1795, Milano)
- Il barone in angustie (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, 1797, Naples)
- La donna sensibile o sia Gli amanti riuniti (opera buffa, libretto by Domenico Piccinni, 1798, Naples)
- La morte di Cesare (opera seria, libretto by Gaetano Sertor, 1798, Brescia)
- Micaboro in Jucatan (opera seria, libretto by Demenico Piccinni, 1799, Naples)
- I matrimoni in contrasto (opera semiseria, libretto by Giuseppe Ceccherini, 1800, Rome)
- Ginevra e Ariodante (opera seria, libretto by Domenico Piccinni, 1801, Naples)
- Gli americani (Gonzalvo ossia Gli americani) (opera seria, libretto by Giovanni SchmidtGiovanni Schmidt-Life:He moved to Naples whilst still young and stayed there his whole life. Between 1800 and 1840 he wrote libretti for 45 operas, especially for the Teatro San Carlo, for which he was official poet. He and Andrea Leone Tottola were the two librettists who dominated theatrical life in Naples in...
, 1802, Naples) - Cesare in Egitto (opera seria, libretto by Giovanni SchmidtGiovanni Schmidt-Life:He moved to Naples whilst still young and stayed there his whole life. Between 1800 and 1840 he wrote libretti for 45 operas, especially for the Teatro San Carlo, for which he was official poet. He and Andrea Leone Tottola were the two librettists who dominated theatrical life in Naples in...
, 1805, Rome) - Lo specchio dei gelosi (opera buffa, 1805, Rome)
- Elpinice e Vologeso (opera seria, libretto by Domenico Piccinni, 1806, Rome)
- Andromaca e Pirro (opera seria, 1807, Rome)
- Marco Albino in Siria (opera seria, 1810, Naples)