Vincenzo Pucitta
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Vincenzo Pucitta (February 17, 1778 - December 20, 1861) was a nineteenth-century Italian composer
. Born in Civitavecchia
, he wrote more than 20 opera
s during his career. One of his works, La Vestale, after its premiere in London
(1810), was also sung in Lisbon
(1816), Milan
(1816) and Rio de Janeiro
(1817). He died in Milan
.
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...
. Born in Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
, he wrote more than 20 opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s during his career. One of his works, La Vestale, after its premiere in London
London
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(1810), was also sung in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
(1816), 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 ,...
(1816) and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
(1817). He 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 ,...
.
Operas
- Le nozze senza sposa (1800, Parma)
- Bianca de' Rossi (1800, Florence)
- L'amor platonico (1800, Lucca)
- Il fuoruscito (1801, Milan)
- Teresa e Wilk (1802, Venice)
- Werter e Carlotta (1802, Venice)
- Il puntiglio (Furberia e puntiglio) (1802, Milan)
- La perfidia scoperta (1803, Venice)
- Zelinda e Lindoro (1803, Venice)
- Lauretta (1803, Padua)
- La burla fortunata ossia I due prigionieri (1804, Venice); Adolfo e Chiara (1812, Turin); Li due prigionieri ossia Adolfo e Clara (1814, London)
- Lo sposo di Lucca (1805, Venice)
- Andromaca (1806)
- Il marchese d'un giorno ovvero Gli sposi felici (1808, Livorno)
- La caccia di Enrico IV (1809, London)
- La vestale (1810, London)
- Il trionfo di Rosselane ossia Le tre sultane (1811, London)
- Ginevra di Scozia (1812)
- Boadicca (1813)
- Il feudatario (1813, Trieste)
- Aristodemo (1814, London)
- L'orgoglio avvilito (1815, Paris)
- La principessa in campagna o Il marchese nell'imbarazzo (La principessa bizarra) (1817, Paris)
- Il maestro di cappella (1818, Trieste)
- La festa del villaggio (1822, Rome)
- La Fausse Agnès (1824, Paris)