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Pietro Mingotti (born Venice, c. 1702; died Copenhagen, 28 April 1759) was an Italian impresario active across continental Europe. His brother, Angelo, formed an opera company in Prague around 1732, consisting of three male singers and five females; Pietro quickly followed suit, and the two troupes achieved European-wide success (though mostly in German and Austrian cities), sometimes performing together. Pietro's company, the more high-profile of the two, at times included Christoph Willibald Gluck and Giuseppe Sarti as members. Most of the works performed belonged to the genre of opera seria, though opere buffe were also given. Mezzo-soprano Maria Giustina Turcotti was a member of his company from 1746-1750.^[1]

After performances at the coronation of Franz I at Frankfurt (Maria Theresa's husband) in 1745, and at a royal wedding at Dresden in 1747 (when Gluck's Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe, with the composer conducting, was performed), Mingotti's troupe were invited to Copenhagen by Queen Louise in the same year. The company's repertory for the Danish court included not only operas but also ballets. Sarti joined the troupe in December 1752 as music director after Gluck left during 1750. Severe financial difficulties forced Pietro to end his contract with the court at Copenhagen in 1755, and he died impoverished four years later in the Danish capital. Little is known of Angelo Mingotti's later career; from 1743 until 1751 the Oper am Gänsemarkt was used by Angelo Mingotti, performing Italian operas.^[2]

References

Bauman, Thomas (2001). "Pietro Mingotti". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎

^ Dennis Libby and Carlo Vitali (2002). "Turcotti, Maria Giustina". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002685. ISBN 9781561592630.
^ Marx, H.J. & D. Schröder (1995) Die Hamburger Gänsemarkt-Oper, p. 502-507.

Michael Burden: Regina Mingotti: Diva and Impresario at the King's Theatre, London, Royal Musical Association Monographs 22 (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013).
K.-H. Viertel: ‘Anmerkungen zum Dresdener Opernpublikum während der Direktionszeit Johann Adolf Hasses’, Dresdener Operntraditionen: Dresden 1985, 208–18
R. Theobald: 'Die Pressburger Oper von 1741. Zum Spielplan der Truppe Pietro Mingottis', Kleine Schriften der Gesellschaft für Theatergeschichte 25, Berlin 1972, 72-81
E.H. Müller von Asow: Angelo und Pietro Mingotti (Dresden, 1917)
E.H. Müller von Asow: ‘Gluck und die Brüder Mingotti’, Gluck-Jb 1917, 1–14

[1] Dennis Libby and Carlo Vitali (2002). "Turcotti, Maria Giustina". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002685. ISBN 9781561592630.

[2] Marx, H.J. & D. Schröder (1995) Die Hamburger Gänsemarkt-Oper, p. 502-507.

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-'''Pietro Mingotti''' (b [[Venice]], c1702; d [[Copenhagen]], 28 April 1759) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[impresario]] active across continental Europe. His brother, Angelo, formed an [[opera]] company in [[Prague]] around 1732, consisting of 3 male singers and 5 females; Pietro quickly followed suit, and the two troupes achieved Europe-wide success (thought mostly in German and Austrain cities), sometimes performing together. Pietro's company, the more high-profile of the two, at times included [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]] and [[Giuseppe Sarti]] as members. Most of the works performed belonged to the genre of ''[[opera seria]]'', though ''[[opere buffe]]'' were also given.
+'''Pietro Mingotti''' (born [[Venice]], c. 1702; died [[Copenhagen]], 28 April 1759) was an Italian [[impresario]] active across continental Europe. His brother, Angelo, formed an [[opera]] company in [[Prague]] around 1732, consisting of three male singers and five females; Pietro quickly followed suit, and the two troupes achieved European-wide success (though mostly in German and Austrian cities), sometimes performing together. Pietro's company, the more high-profile of the two, at times included [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]] and [[Giuseppe Sarti]] as members. Most of the works performed belonged to the genre of ''[[opera seria]]'', though ''[[opere buffe]]'' were also given. Mezzo-soprano [[Maria Giustina Turcotti]] was a member of his company from 1746-1750.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2002 |title=Turcotti, Maria Giustina|encyclopedia=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]] |series=Oxford Music Online |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|author=Dennis Libby and Carlo Vitali|doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002685|isbn=9781561592630 }}</ref>
+After performances at the coronation of [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor|Franz I]] at Frankfurt ([[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]]'s husband) in 1745, and at a royal wedding at Dresden in 1747 (when Gluck's ''[[Le nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe]]'', with the composer conducting, was performed), Mingotti's troupe were invited to [[Copenhagen]] by [[Louise of Great Britain|Queen Louise]] in the same year. The company's repertory for the Danish court included not only operas but also [[ballet]]s. Sarti joined the troupe in December 1752 as music director after Gluck left during 1750. Severe financial difficulties forced Pietro to end his contract with the court at Copenhagen in 1755, and he died impoverished four years later in the Danish capital. Little is known of Angelo Mingotti's later career; from 1743 until 1751 the [[Oper am Gänsemarkt]] was used by Angelo Mingotti, performing Italian operas.<ref>Marx, H.J. & D. Schröder (1995) Die Hamburger Gänsemarkt-Oper, p. 502-507.</ref>
-After performances at the coronation of [[Franz I]] at Frankfurt ([[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]]'s husband) in 1745, and at a royal wedding at Dresden in 1747 (when Gluck's ''[[festa teatrale]]'' ''Le nozze d’Ercole e d’Ebe'', with the composer conducting, was performed), Mingotti's troupe were invited to [[Copenhagen]] in the same year. The company's repertory for the Danish court included not only operas but also [[ballet]]s. Sarti joined the troupe in December 1752 as music director after Gluck left during 1750. Severe financial difficulties forced Pietro to end his contract with the court at Copenhagen in 1755, and he died impoverished 4 years later in the Danish capital. Little is known of Angelo Mingotti's later career.
 ==References==
+{{Cite Grove |last=Bauman |first=Thomas |title=Pietro Mingotti}}
-{{GroveOnline|Pietro Mingotti|Thomas Bauman|23 November|2007}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==Further reading==
+*[[Michael Burden]]: ''[[Regina Mingotti]]: Diva and Impresario at the King's Theatre, London'', Royal Musical Association Monographs 22 (Farnham: Ashgate, 2013).
 *K.-H. Viertel: ‘Anmerkungen zum Dresdener Opernpublikum während der Direktionszeit Johann Adolf Hasses’, Dresdener Operntraditionen: Dresden 1985, 208–18
+*R. Theobald: 'Die Pressburger Oper von 1741. Zum Spielplan der Truppe Pietro Mingottis', Kleine Schriften der Gesellschaft für Theatergeschichte 25, Berlin 1972, 72-81
 *E.H. Müller von Asow: Angelo und Pietro Mingotti (Dresden, 1917)
 *E.H. Müller von Asow: ‘Gluck und die Brüder Mingotti’, Gluck-Jb 1917, 1–14
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+[[Category:Italian opera managers]]
+[[Category:Impresarios]]
+[[Category:18th-century theatre managers]]
+[[Category:1700s births]]
+[[Category:1759 deaths]]
+[[Category:Businesspeople from Venice]]
+[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]

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