Nicola Conti
Nicola Conti (* around 1710 in Naples ; † 1754 ibid) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school of the late Baroque.
Live and act
Nicola Conti was a student of Francesco Durante and later Kapellmeister at several churches in Naples. Most of his compositional work was intended for ecclesiastical use, although he wrote some operas whose music is considered lost. The oratorio Isacco based on a libretto by Pietro Metastasio , which was premiered in 1741, is considered to be his most important work . Other oratorios in addition to several cantatas , lamentos and motets are La passione di Gesù Cristo (1743), La morte d'Abel (1748) and Per la festività del Santo Natale (1755). In addition, around 100 individual arias originate from his pen.
Web links
- List of stage works by Nicola Conti based on the MGG at Operone
- Search for operas by Nicola Conti (search term in the Autore field : "Conti Nicola") in the Corago information system of the University of Bologna
- Explanations and recording of rehearsal works on the Isacco oratorio under Peter Van Heyghen (in Dutch)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Conti, Nicola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Conti, Niccoló; Conti, Niccolo; Conti, Nicolò |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer of the Neapolitan school of the late baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1754 |
| Place of death | Naples |