Pietro Antonio Coppola
Pietro Antonio Coppola (born December 11, 1793 in Castrogiovanni , † November 13, 1876 in Catania ) was an Italian composer and conductor .
Coppola was educated by his father and at the Naples Conservatory . He was best known for his many operas, of which his most famous Nina pazza per amore premiered in February 1835 at the Teatro Valle in Rome.
While his works were only rarely performed after the end of the 19th century, they enjoyed success in major opera houses in Italy, France, Portugal and Spain during his lifetime. As a conductor, Coppola was particularly active in the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon.
He died in Catania at the age of 82.
Operas
- Il figlio del bandito 1816
- Achille in Sciro 1830
- Artale d'Aragona 1834
- Nina pazza per amore 1835 (the autograph is in the Biblioteca di Santa Cecilia)
- Gl'Illinesi , melodramma serio in 2 atti, libretto di Felice Romani , 1836 al Teatro Regio di Torino diretta da Giovanni Battista Polledro con Giuditta Grisi e Domenico Donzelli
- La festa della rosa, ossia Enrichetta di Baienfeld 1836
- La bella Celeste degli Spadari 1837
- Il postiglione di Longjumeau , melodramma comico in 2 parti, libretto by Callisto Bassi 1838 Teatro alla Scala Milan
- Giovanna I di Napoli 1840
- Ines de Castro 1842
- Folletto 1844
- L'orfana guelfa 1846
- Fingal 1847
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coppola, Pietro Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Castrogiovanni |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1876 |
| Place of death | Catania |