Joseph Rastrelli
Joseph Rastrelli (born April 13, 1799 in Dresden ; † November 15, 1842 there ; middle name Gioseffo or Giuseppe) was a German composer and conductor .
His father Vincenzo Rastrelli was a court church composer at the Catholic Court Church in Dresden from 1795 to 1831 and a singing teacher for the royal family. In 1829 Joseph Rastrelli became music director of the Catholic Court Church alongside Francesco Morlacchi (1784–1841) and Carl Gottlieb Reissiger .
Works
Operas
- La distruzione di Gerusalemme ( Premiere 1816 in Ancona)
- La schiava circassa ossia Imene e Virtù (premiered in Dresden in 1820)
- Le donne curiose (premiered in Dresden in 1821)
- Velleda ossia Il paladino mutolo ( Premiere 1823 in Dresden)
- Amina (premiered in 1824 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan)
- Salvator Rosa , or Two Nights in Rome (Premiere 1832 in Dresden)
- Bertha von Bretagne (premiered in Dresden in 1835)
- The newlyweds (1839)
- Il trionfo di Nabucco il Grande ossia La punizione di Sedecia
literature
- Moritz Fürstenau : Rastrelli, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 338.
Web links
- Part of Joseph Rastrelli's estate in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library
- Compositions by Joseph Rastrelli in the International Library of Music (RISM)
- Opera works with performance dates by Joseph Rastrelli in the DFG opera project
- List of stage works by Joseph Rastrelli based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music and audio files by Joseph Rastrelli in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rastrelli, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rastrelli, Giseffo; Rastrelli, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and conductor in Dresden |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1842 |
| Place of death | Dresden |