Bartolomeo Vitturi
Bartolomeo Vitturi (* around 1710 ?; † after 1753 ) was an Italian librettist .
Life
Little is known about Vitturi's life. Between 1731 and 1753 he wrote 17 libretti for Venetian opera houses . a. were set to music by Albinoni and Galuppi .
style
With two exceptions, Vitturi's libretti belong to the genre of opera seria . They are mostly worked strictly according to the principles of the Arcadian reform and prefer to treat antique fabrics, often from Persia or the Middle East .
Works (selection)
- L'Ardelinda (1732), set to music by Albinoni
- Tamiri (1734), set to music by Galuppi
- Candalide (1734), set to music by Albinoni
- Ergilda (1736), set to music by Galuppi
- Gli amori sfortunati d'Armido ( Serenata , 1738), set to music by Galuppi
- Artamene (1741), set to music by Albinoni
- Armida (1746), set to music by Bertoni (twice) and Cherubini (as Armida abbandonata )
- Berenice (1748), set to music by Bertoni (recitatives) and others (arias)
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SURNAME | Vitturi, Bartolomeo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian librettist |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1710 |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1753 |