Aurelio Aureli
Aurelio Aureli (* around 1630 ? On Murano ; † after 1708 ) was an Italian librettist .
Life
Aureli's first piece was performed in 1652. Until 1687 he lived - apart from a short stay in Vienna in 1659 - mainly in Venice , where he was a member of the Accademia Delfica and the Accademia degli Imperfetti . 1688–94 he was in the service of the Duke of Parma ; During this time he wrote about a dozen works for the stage, all of which were set to music by the court composer Bernardo Sabadini . His later libretti were again mostly written for Venice or other cities of the Republic of Venice ; the last known piece dates from 1708.
style
Aureli's oeuvre comprises around 50 libretti, some of which are arrangements of older works. Aureli was closely geared to the tastes of the public and often combined historical and mythological subjects that were far apart.
Works (selection)
- Erismena (1655), set to music by Francesco Cavalli
- Alessandro Magno in Sidone (1679), set to music by Ziani
- Alcibiade (1680), set to music by Ziani
- Hierone tiranno di Siracusa (1688), set to music by Sabadini and Scarlatti
- Diomede punito da Alcide (1691), set to music by Sabadini and Albinoni
literature
- Anna Amalie Abert : Aurelio Aureli , in: Music in the past and present . General Encyclopedia of Music , Vol. 1, Kassel 1956, Col. 452–455.
Web links
- Literature by and about Aurelio Aureli in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aureli, Aurelio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1630 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Murano |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1708 |