Antonio Draghi
Antonio Draghi (* 1634 in Rimini ; † January 16, 1700 in Vienna ) was an Italian composer , librettist and singer .
Draghi must have received his musical training in Padua , where he is mentioned in 1645 as a soprano in the chapel of San Antonio. In Venice in 1657 he worked at the Teatro Sant 'Apollinare in a role in the opera Le fortune di Rodope e di Damira .
From 1658 he can be found as a bass player in Vienna, in the court orchestra of the Empress's widow Eleonore, who appointed him vice conductor in 1668. By Emperor Leopold I (HRR) he was appointed imperial opera manager ( Intendente delle Musiche teatrali di SCM ) in 1673 and finally appointed court conductor in 1682 as the successor to Johann Heinrich Schmelzer . Draghi created around 120 operas and more than 40 major ecclesiastical works.
His Spanish-language opera Aun vencido, vence Amor, ò El Prometeo from 1669 was performed again in 2018 in a reconstruction by Leonardo García Alarcón at the Opéra de Dijon.
literature
- Carl Ferdinand Pohl: Draghi, Antonio . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 371 f.
- Alfred Orel: Draghi, Antonio. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 100 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Media from and about Antonio Draghi in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of stage works by Antonio Draghi based on the MGG at Operone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the El Prometeo production in Dijon , accessed on July 18, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Draghi, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer, librettist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1634 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rimini |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 16, 1700 |
| Place of death | Vienna |