Giuseppe Giordani
Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani (Giordano) (born December 19, 1751 in Naples , † January 4, 1798 in Fermo ) was an Italian classical composer , his most important creative field was the opera .
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Giuseppe Giordani was a student at the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in Naples. His teachers were Gennaro Manna (1715–1779), Antonio Sacchini , Pietro Antonio Gallo (around 1695–1777) and Fedele Fenaroli . His fellow students included Domenico Cimarosa and Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli . In 1774 he became Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of S. Gennaro in Naples. His first opera, L'Epponina , was performed in 1779.
After the successful performance of the opera La disfatta di Dario in 1789 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Giordani became conductor of the Cathedral of Fermo. His works were performed during his lifetime in northern Italy, but also in Madrid, Lisbon and Dresden.
The well-known setting of the poem Caro mio ben was for a long time attributed to the older brother Tommaso Giordani . According to recent findings, it is possibly from Giuseppe Giordani.
Web links
- Detailed biography, documents, MP3, bibliography and discography on Giuseppe Giordani (in Italian)
- List of stage works by Giuseppe Giordani based on the MGG at Operone
- Search for operas by Giuseppe Giordani (search term in the Autore field : "Giordani Giuseppe") in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna
- Sheet music in the public domain by Giuseppe Giordani in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
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| SURNAME | Giordani, Giuseppe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giordano, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian classical composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1751 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1798 |
| Place of death | Fermo |