Domenico Cimarosa

Domenico Cimarosa (December 17th 1749 - January 11th 1801) is an Italian type-setter, born in Aversa in the Royaume from Naples.

Biography

His/her parents were poor but wanted to give him a good education. When they settled with Naples they sent it in a religious school dependant on a monastery of the city. There was an organist, the Polcano father, who was struck by the intelligence of the young boy and who took in heart to teach him the bases from the music as well as Italian literature, old and modern. Thanks to him, Cimarosa could enter as raises at the institute of Santa Maria di Loreto where there remained eleven years, studying particularly the work of the large Italian musicians. Piccini, Sacchini and other good musicians appears among its professors.

At 23 years, Cimarosa began its career from type-setter with a Opera-puffs out entitled Stravaganze del Conte (Extravagances of the count) of which the first representation took place in 1772 in Teatro del Fiorentini of Naples. This work gained one big hit and was followed the same year by Pazzie di Stelladaura E di Zoroastro (Madnesses of Stelladaura and Zoroastre), a joke marked by humor and the imagination which also met success. The fame of the young type-setter started to be spread in all Italy. One invited it to Rome so that it produces there an opera for the theater season of this year and it was another comic work Italiana in Londra (the Italian in London).

During the 13 following years, no striking fact is to be noted in the life and the career of Cimarosa. He wrote many operas for the various Italian scenes, resident in Rome, Naples or in some place where its work of type-setter called it. From 1784 to 1787, he lived in Florence and entirely devoted himself to compose for the opera of this city.

Works of this period are numerous, mainly operas, comic or seriated, of the crowned cantatas, and other compositions. Most notable are Caio Mario , the three biblical operas Assalone , Giuditta and It Sacrificio d' Abramo , like It Convito di Pietra and Ballerina amante , a comic opera created with Venice which met a great success.

Towards 1788, Cimarosa went to Saint-Pétersbourg on the invitation of Catherine II. There there remained four years and composed much, as a majority of the parts of occasion , whose even names are lost. In 1792, Cimarosa left Saint-Pétersbourg for Vienna at the request of the emperor Léopold II. It wrote there its chief of work It Matrimonio segreto , which takes row among the most completed the compositions profane vocal music. In 1793, Cimarosa went back to Naples, where It Matrimonio segreto and its other works were acclaimed. Among the compositions which it produced during this last Neapolitan stay must be mentioned charming it opera Astuzie femminili .

This period of its life is obscured by intrigues of the envieuses and hostile people, of which its old rival Paisiello. Antimonarchist and favorable to the proclamation of the Republic parthénopéenne by the French troops, it for that was condemned to death, like many of his political friends, with the return of the Bourbons. Thanks to the intercession of influential admirors, his sentence was commuted to banishment, and it left Naples with the intention to turn over to Saint-Pétersbourg. But its health was declining and he died of an ignition of the intestines on January 11th, 1801 in Venice. The nature of this evil gave birth to the rumor from poisoning, that an official investigation contradicted. It left one of its operas, Artemizia , unfinished.

Principal works

stravaganze LED tells (1772 Naples) magic di Merlina E Zoroastro; The pazzie di Stelladaura E Zoroastro
the finta parigina (1773 Naples)
I sdegni per amore (1776 Naples)
I matrimoni in ballo (1776 Naples)
the frascatana nobile (1776 Naples) finta frascatana
I tre amanti (1777 Rome) station degl' amanti
It fanatico per gli antiche romani (1777 Naples)
Armida immaginaria (1777 Naples)
Gli amanti comici, O sia the famiglia in scompiglio (1778? Naples) matrimonio in commedia; The famiglia stravagante, ovvero Gli amanti comici
It ritorno di Don Calandrino (1778 Rome) E Laurina
the stravaganze of amore (1778 Naples)
It matrimonio per industria (1778? Naples?)
the contessina (1778 Bologna) G. Astaritta, F.L. Gassmann
It matrimonio per raggiro (1778/9? Rome?) will bizzarra
the italiana in Londra (1779 Rome) gave virtù premiata
the infedeltà fedele (1779 Naples)
gives It rivali (1780 Rome) Al ''
Cajo Mario (1780 Rome)
I finti nobili (1780 Naples)
It falegname (1780 Naples)
the avviso have maritati (1780? Naples)
It capriccio drammatico (1781? Turin)
It pittor parigino (1781 Rome) slab deluse
Alessandro nell' Indie (1781 Rome)
the amante combattuto flagstone gives di Punto (1781 Naples) biondolina; Fortunata
Giunio Bruto (1781 Vérone) will giardiniera
Giannina E Bernardone (1781 Venice) villano geloso
It convito (carn.1782 Venice) Schmaus
the amor costante (1782 Rome) ED Armidoro
the eroe cinese (13.8.1782 Naples)
the ballerina amante (1782 Naples) ridicolo
Circe (1783 Milan)
I due baroni di Rocca Azzurra (1783 Rome) nevesty; I due baroni; The sposa in contrasto; It baroness deluso
the villana riconosciuta (1783 Naples) villanella rapita
Oreste (13.8.1783 Naples)
Chi dell' altrui if jacket presto if spoglia (1783 Naples) E Martuffo
It vecchio burlato (1783 Venice)
I matrimoni impensati (1784 Rome) bleated greca
the apparenza inganna, O sia will villeggiatura It (1784 Naples)
the vanità delusa (1784 Florence) mercato di Malmantile
Olimpiade (10.7.1784 Vicense)
I due supposti conti, ossia Lo sposo senza moglie (1784 Milan) sposo ridicolo
Artaserse (26.12.1784 Turin)
It baroness burlato (1784 Naples) It pittor parigino F. Cipolla
Li finti conti (1785 Turin)

I fratelli papamosche (1785 Turin)
rules It speaking (1785 Correggio)
It marito disperato (1785 Naples) marito geloso; Die bestrafte Eifersucht
gave It sempre Al suo peggior appiglia (1785 Naples)
It credulo (1786 Naples) baronessa stramba; It credulo deluso
weaves It deluse (1786 Naples) contrastato; Li raggiri scoperti
the business manager in angustie (1786 Naples) theatralischen Abenteuer
the baronessa stramba (1786 Naples) I matrimoni in ballo credulo
Gli amanti went prova (1786 Naples)
the impostore punito (1786/7 Turin)
Volodimiro (1787 Turin)
It fanatico burlato (1787 Naples) burla felice; DER adelsüchtige Bürger
the felicità inaspettata (3.1788 Saint-Pétersbourg)
vergine LED plate (1788? Saint-Pétersbourg)
will scuffiara It (1788)
Cleopatra (8.10.1789 Saint-Pétersbourg) E Marc' Antonio
It matrimonio segreto (7.2.1792 Vienna)
Sophie and Dorval () It matrimonio segreto
It matrimonio per susurro ()
the calamità dei cuori (1792/3 Vienna)
Contrattempi (1793 Bonn)
Amor makes sagacious (1.4.1793 Vienna)
I traci amanti (19.6.1793 Naples) padre went moda, ossia Lo Sbarco di Mustanzir Bassà; Gli turchi amanti; The lovers Turkish
the astuzie femminili (26.8.1794 Naples)
the pupilla astuta (1794 Naples)
the serva innamorata (1794 Naples)
Penelope (1795 Naples)
the nozze in garbuglio (1795 Messine)
the impegno superato (1795 Naples)
the finta ammalata (1796 Lisbon)
I nemici generosi (1796 Rome) duello per complimento
Gli Orazi ED I Curiazi (1797 Venice)
the dead di Assalonne (? Florence, Oratorio) Gli Orazi ED I Curiazi
Achilles ale assedio di Troja (1797 Rome)
imprudent the fortunato (1797 Rome)
Artemisia Regina di Caria (1797 Naples)
Attilio Regolo (1797 Reggio)
the nozze di Lauretta (1797? Turin)
the apprensivo raggirato (1798 Naples)
It secreto (1798 Turin)
Semiramide (1799 Naples)
It tells di bell' amore ()
the arte contro the arte (carn.1800 Alexandria)
Artemisia (carn.1801 Venice)
It nuovo podestà (spr.1802 Bologna)
Tiro Vespasiano (1821 Lisbon)
the discordia fortunata ()
the ajo nell' imbarazzo ()
gives It vendicate ()
It riding LED cogs ()
Molinara (Inc)
88 Sonata S for the Harpsichord

Quotation

I remember that the first microgroove that I listened was the Concerto for oboe and orchestra of Cimarosa , Georges Perec, I remember, 24.

Random links: