Nicola Fago
Francesco Nicola Fago ( Il Tarantino ; born February 26, 1677 in Taranto , † February 18, 1745 in Naples ) was an Italian Baroque composer.
Life
Fago was a student at the Conservatorio della Pietà de 'Turchini in Naples from 1693 . He then worked from 1704 to 1708 as Kapellmeister at the Conservatorio Sant'Onofrio , from 1705 to 1740 at the Conservatorio della Pietà de 'Turchini and from 1709 to 1731 at the Capella del Tesoro di San Gennaro (in the cathedral of Naples ) and finally from 1736 also at San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli . His students included Nicola Sala , Leonardo Leo and Niccolò Jommelli .
In addition to several operas , he composed church music, including cantatas , a Stabat mater , a Te Deum and several oratorios .
Works (selection)
- Il Radamisto , Dramma per musica, 1707
- Astarto , Dramma per musica, 1709
- Le fenzejune abbendurate , Commedia per musica, 1710
- La Cassandra indovina , Dramma per musica, 1711
- La Cianna , Commedia per musica, 1711
- Lo Masillo Dramma per musica (2nd act by Michele De Falco ), 1712
- La Dafne , Favola pastorale in stile arcadio, 1714
- Oratorio Il faraone sommerso (1709)
Web links
- Raoul Meloncelli: Entry in the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 44 (1994)
- Sheet music and audio files by Nicola Fago in the International Music Score Library Project
- List of stage works by Nicola Fago based on the MGG at Operone
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Fago, Nicola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fago, Francesco Nicola; Il Tarantino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian Baroque composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1677 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarent |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1745 |
| Place of death | Naples |