Giuseppe Zonca
Giuseppe Zonca (* 1715 in Brescia ; † January 4, 1772 in Munich ) was an Italian opera singer (bass) and composer who was mainly active in Bavaria.
Life
Zonca, the older brother of bassist Giovanni Battista Zonca (1728–1809), first studied philosophy and theology . It was only after he was ordained a priest that he began to study music.
On April 22, 1752 he was appointed to the Munich court, where he was mainly employed as an opera singer. In 1754 he composed the oratorio La morte d'Abel , which was premiered in the Munich court theater. Several operas followed.
His starting salary was 925 guilders per year, but was reduced to 475 guilders in 1765 “because of the poor state of the state treasury”.
Operas (selection)
- La morte d'Abel ( oratorio , libretto by Pietro Metastasio , 1754, Munich)
- L'Angelica ( serenata , libretto by Pietro Metastasio , 1758, Munich)
- Il re pastore ( opera seria , libretto by Pietro Metastasio , 1760, Munich)
- La partenza (serenata, libretto by Pietro Metastasio ; in collaboration with Niccolò Jommelli )
- Cessa o Tirsi (aria per basso e basso continuo, 1783)
- 2 motets
Web links
Commons : Giuseppe Zonca - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Giuseppe Zonca in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
- Giuseppe Zonca at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- Search for operas by Giuseppe Zonca (search term in the Autore field : “Zonca Giuseppe”) in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zonca, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (bass) and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1715 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brescia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1772 |
| Place of death | Munich |