Antonio Borosini
Antonio Borosini (around 1660 in Venice , Republic of Venice - after 1711 in Vienna , Holy Roman Empire ) was an Italian opera singer ( tenor ) and composer .
Life
Borosini became a member of the Venetian Capella San Marco in 1679 (led by Natale Monferrato ). From there he left Venice in 1686 to go to Modena as the singer of the ducal chapel. In 1692 he was appointed to the Imperial Court in Vienna, where he can be traced back to 1711.
As an opera singer he worked at various Venetian opera houses for at least the 1706/07 season. Four arias from his work as a composer have been preserved, the manuscripts are kept in the Bibliotheca Estensis in Modena.
His son was the opera singer Francesco Borosini (around 1690 – after 1725), his wife Rosa Borosini (around 1693 – after 1740) his daughter-in-law.
literature
- Kutsch / Riemens: Large song dictionary . Unchanged edition, KG Saur , Bern, 1993, first volume A – L, p. 330, ISBN 3-907820-70-3 (3 volumes)
- Borosini, family. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Antonio Borosini in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borosini, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (tenor) and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1660 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice , Republic of Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1711 |
| Place of death | Vienna , Holy Roman Empire |