Stefano Pallavicini
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicini , also Stephano Pallavicino (born March 31, 1672 in Padua , † 1742 in Dresden ) was an Italian court poet, dramaturge and director.
Life
The son of the composer Carlo Pallavicino was brought up at Salò in the Collegium of the Somaschi Padres. He was already debating philosophy at the age of 10. After completing his studies, he went to Dresden with his father in 1686 , where he became a poet in the Italian language in 1688 at the age of 16. H. was appointed court poet, dramaturge and director and composed his first opera "L'Antiope". He should "as often as it is graciously requested to write Italian operas of good invention and dainty, appropriate phrases" and to perform them in consultation with the composer. After the death of Johann Georg III. he came into the service of Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz as court poet and secretary, after his death (1716) around 1718 he returned to his old office in Dresden.
Works
- Faustolo: Favola pastorale per musica, rappresentata alla Corte Elettorale Palatina / composer: Johann Hugo Wilderer ; Text: Stefano Benedetto Pallavicini. - Düsseldorf: Schleuter, 1706. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- Festa Boschereccia Per Celebrare Il Giorno Del Nome Del Serenissimo Giovan Guglielmo Elettore Palatino . - Dusseldorf: Schleuter, 1697. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
- I Pellegrini al Sepolcro di Nostro Signore Textbook (Italian / German) , SLUB
- Delle Opere Del Signor Stefano Benedetto Pallavicini , Venice: Pasquali 1744 BSB Munich
literature
- Paragraph on Pallavicini from Gerhard Croll: Agostino Steffani. Musician, politician and prince of the church , Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag, 2018, pp. 152–153
- An outline of Pallavicini's life in the foreword to Opere di Orazio Flacco tradotte da Stefano Pallavicini . Milan: Giovanni Silvestri 1832 Vita di Stefano Pallavicini da Francesco Algarotti , pp. VII-XVI
- Moritz Fürstenau: On the history of music and theater at the court of Dresden . Dresden 1861, p. 304 ff.
- Moritz Fürstenau: Pallavicini . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, p. 98 f.
- Friedrich August Freiherr O'Byrn: Giovanni Casanova and the Comici italiani at the Polish-Saxon court . In: New archive for Saxon history and antiquity . 1. Volume, Dresden 1880, p. 289 ff.
Web links
- Publications by and about Stefano Pallavicini in VD 17 .
- Works by and about Stefano Pallavicini in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pallavicini, Stefano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pallavicino, Stephano; Pallavicini, Stefano Benedetto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian court poet, dramaturge and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1672 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1742 |
| Place of death | Dresden |