Loreto Vittori
Loreto Vittori (born January 16, 1604 in Spoleto , † April 23, 1670 in Rome ) was an Italian opera singer ( castrato / mezzo-soprano ) and composer .
Life
Loreto Vittori was educated in Rome and was a student of Giovanni Bernardino Nanino , Francesco Soriano and Francisco Soto de Langa . He then worked as a singer in Loreto and Spoleto and from 1622 until his death he was the singer of the papal chapel in Rome as a soprano. Bernardo Pasquini was one of his students .
In addition to some operas and solo arias that were very popular at the time , he created three oratorios ("Sant'Ignazio di Loyola", "Sant'Irena" and "La Pellegrina").
Web links
- Loreto Vittori at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singer Lexicon
- List of stage works by Loreto Vittori based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music and audio files by Loreto Vittori in the International Music Score Library Project
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| SURNAME | Vittori, Loreto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian opera singer (castrato / mezzo-soprano) and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1604 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spoleto |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 1670 |
| Place of death | Rome |