Antonio Salvi

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Antonio Salvi (born January 17, 1664 in Lucignano , Grand Duchy of Tuscany , today Tuscany , † May 21, 1724 in Florence ) was an Italian librettist .

Life

Salvi was a doctor at the ducal court in Florence . From 1694 to 1718 he wrote libretti for theaters in Livorno and Florence; between 1701 and 1710 seven of his works were also performed in the villa of Prince Ferdinando de 'Medici in Pratolino (whose favorite librettist Salvi was). After Ferdinando's death in 1713, Salvi expanded his sphere of activity to include cities outside Tuscany such as Rome , Reggio nell'Emilia , Turin , Venice and Munich . His librettos were set to music by the most famous composers of his time, including Scarlatti , Vivaldi and Handel .

style

Salvis works are characterized by the simplicity of style, regularity of form and emotionality of the content. This partly reflects the influence of French theater; Salvi edited a. a. Pieces from Molière .

Works

Quite a few of his libretti have been set to music several times. The opera Astianatte (1701) was particularly popular ; she was u. a. set to music by Antonio Maria Bononcini , who, along with Georg Friedrich Handel, was one of the regular composers at the Royal Academy of Music in London . This setting became famous in musical history because, during one of the performances of this opera at London's King's Theater on June 6, 1727, the proverbial rivalry between the two prima donnas of the Academy, Faustina Bordoni and Francesca Cuzzoni , escalated and the two on stage in the hair went and beat.

literature

  • Francesco Giuntini: I drammi per musica di Antonio Salvi. Aspetti della "riforma" del libretto nel primo Settecento (= Proscenio. Vol. 7). Società Editrice il Mulino, Bologna 1994, ISBN 88-15-04771-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Salvi, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian librettist
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1664
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucignano
DATE OF DEATH May 21, 1724
Place of death Florence