Francesco Manelli

Francesco Manelli ( Mannelli ) (* 1595 in Tivoli, † September 1667 in Parma ) was an Italian singer, conductor and composer.

Even as a chorister he sang at the cathedral of his native city, where he worked as a chapel choir to 1624. After a short stay in Rome in 1624, where he met his wife, the singer Maddalena, he returned to Tivoli. He now began to operas schreiben.Schließlich it took another Venice him. There he opened together with Benedetto Ferrari an opera house in the former Teatro San Cassiano. It was the first public opera house in the world, and now the people had access to this art form, which was previously only come in a "closed society" to performance, such as in aristocratic houses or academies. During this time he often stood with his wife on stage. 1645 followed Manelli a reputation of Parma, where he worked until his death as Kapellmeister at the court of the Farnese.

He created a large number of very successful operas, of which however only the libretti are obtained. Reported are only minor works such as arias, cantatas and canzonettas.

Works (selection)

  • Andromeda ( Benedetto Ferrari) (1637 to the inauguration of the Teatro di San Cassiano Tron )
  • La maga Fulminata ( Benedetto Ferrari) (1638 ibid )
  • Delia ossia La sera sposa del sole ( Giulio Strozzi ) ( 1639 Venice, SS Giovanni e Paolo )
  • Adone (Paolo Vendramin ) (1640 ibid ) ( Formerly attributed to Claudio Monteverdi )
  • Alcate (Marc 'Antonio Tirabosco ) (1642 Venice, Novissimo )
  • Ercole nell'Erimanto ( Bernardo Morando ) (1651 Piacenza, Ducale )
  • Le vicende del tempo ( Bernardo Morando ) (1652 Parma, the Farnese )
  • Il ratto d' Europe (Paolo Emilio Fantuzzi [ Elvezio Sandri ] ) (1653 ibid )
  • La Filo overo Giunone repacificata con Ercole (Francesco Berni ) (1660 ibid )
  • La Licasta ( Benedetto Ferrari) ( 1664 Parma, Collegio dei Nobili )
  • Composer ( Baroque)
  • Italian composer
  • Italian
  • Born in the 16th century
  • Died in 1667
  • Man
House of Farnese
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