Bartolomeo Merelli
Bartolomeo Merelli (born May 19, 1794 in Bergamo , † April 10, 1879 in Milan ) was an Italian impresario and librettist .
Life
Merelli came from Bergamo and studied composition here with Johann Simon Mayr , one of his classmates was Gaetano Donizetti . Merelli moved to Milan around 1812 and worked there as a theater agent, while at the same time writing a number of librettos for Mayr, Donizetti, Nicola Vaccai and other composers.
He became known as the head of the La Scala opera house in Milan between 1829 and 1850, and from 1836 he and Carlo Balochino were also tenants of the Vienna Kärntnertortheater , where Conradin Kreutzer , Otto Nicolai and Gaetano Donizetti, among others, worked in his aegis .
Merelli also promoted the young Giuseppe Verdi .
literature
- Angelo Rusconi: Merelli, Bartolomeo. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 73: Meda-Messadaglia. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2009.
- Michael Jahn : The Vienna Court Opera from 1836 to 1848. The Balochino / Merelli era . (= Publications by RISM Austria B / 1). Vienna 2004.
- That. (Ed.): Donizetti and his time in Vienna . (= Publications by RISM Austria B / 10). Vienna 2010.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Merelli, Bartolomeo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian impresario and librettist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1794 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergamo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1879 |
| Place of death | Milan |