Michelangelo Falvetti

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michelangelo Falvetti (born December 29, 1642 in Melicuccà (Calabria), † 1692 in Messina ) was an Italian composer and conductor.

The priest Michelangelo Falvetti was Kapellmeister in Palermo from 1670 , where he founded the Unione dei Musici. From 1682 he was "Maestro della Real Cappella di questa nobile città di Messina ". Some oratorios have been preserved.

Works (selection)

Originated in Palermo

  • Abel figura dell'agnello eucaristico , performed for Carnival, printed in Palermo in 1676
  • La spada di Gedeone , printed in Palermo in 1678
  • La Giuditta , performed in 1680 in the church of the Monastero del Cancelliere di Palermo
  • Il trionfo dell'anima originated and printed in Palermo, but performed in Messina.

Originated in Messina

  • È Giusto il Fato (1682)
  • Il diluvio universale (1682), oratorio found in Sicily and republished in 2001. It was recorded for the first time in September 2010.
  • Il Nabucco (1683)
  • Il sole fermato da Giosuè (1692)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about Il Deluvio universale on ClassiqueNews (French), accessed on September 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Press release on the first revival and first recording of Il Nabucco in September 2012 in Ambronay on the website of the Festival d'Ambronay (French), accessed on September 6, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Falvetti, Michelangelo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1642
PLACE OF BIRTH Melicuccà (Calbria)
DATE OF DEATH 1692
Place of death Messina