Gasparo Angiolini
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Gasparo Angiolini real name Domenico Maria Angiolo Gasparini, was an Italian
dancer and choreographer, and composer
. He was born in Florence and died in Milan
.
Angiolini directed the ballet at the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, working closely with Christoph Willibald von Gluck. He then succeeded Franz Hilverding
as director of the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1778 he came to Milan to direct the theatre of La Scala
. Angiolini was an early spokesman for a sense of Italian nationalism
and spoke of the sad state where Germany and Russia were supporting better cultural institutions than was Italy.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
dancer and choreographer, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He was born in Florence and died in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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Angiolini directed the ballet at the Imperial Theatre in Vienna, working closely with Christoph Willibald von Gluck. He then succeeded Franz Hilverding
Franz Hilverding
Franz Anton Christoph Hilverding , aka Hilferding, was an Austrian choreographer and dancer who first adapted Miguel Cervantes's novel Don Quixote for ballet. It was first staged in Vienna, Austria in 1740....
as director of the Imperial Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1778 he came to Milan to direct the theatre of La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
. Angiolini was an early spokesman for a sense of Italian nationalism
Italian nationalism
Italian nationalism refers to the nationalism of Italians or of Italian culture. It claims that Italians are the ethnic, cultural, and linguistic descendants of the ancient Romans who inhabited the Italian Peninsula for centuries. The origins of Italian nationalism have been traced to the...
and spoke of the sad state where Germany and Russia were supporting better cultural institutions than was Italy.