- Luigi Rossi
Luigi Rossi (ca.
1597 -20 February 1653 ) was an ItalianBaroque composer . Rossi was born inTorremaggiore , a small town nearFoggia , in the ancient kingdom ofNaples and at an early age he went to Naples. There he studied music with the Franco-Flemish composerJean de Macque who wasorganist of theSanta Casa dell’Annunziata and maestro di cappella to theSpanish viceroy . Rossi later entered the service of theCaetani s, dukes of Traetta.Luigi Rossi composed just two operas: "
Il palazzo incantato ", which was given at Rome in 1642; and "Orfeo", written after he was invited byCardinal Mazarin in 1646 to go to Paris for that purpose, and given its premiere there in 1647. Rossi returned to France in 1648 hoping to write another opera, but no production was possible because the court had sought refuge outside Paris. Rossi returned to Rome by 1650 and never attempted anything more for the stage.A collection of
cantata s published in 1646 describes him as musician to CardinalAntonio Barberini , andGiacomo Antonio Perti in 1688 speaks of him along with Carissimi and Cesti as "the three greatest lights of our profession."Rossi is noteworthy principally for his chamber-cantatas, which are among the finest that the 17th century produced. A large quantity are in manuscripts in the
British Library and inChrist Church Library ,Oxford . "La Gelosia", printed by F.A. Gevaert in "Les Gloires d'Italie", is an admirable specimen. He left about 300 cantatas in total.References
*1911
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* [http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/magazine/composers/1999/09/10920.php Luigi Rossi] , a valuable article on the website of Goldberg Magazine by Dinko Fabris, translated by Yolanda AckerPersondata
NAME=Rossi, Luigi de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Rossi, Luigi
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Italian opera composer
DATE OF BIRTH=1597
PLACE OF BIRTH=Torremaggiore
DATE OF DEATH=20 February 1653
PLACE OF DEATH=Rome
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