Francesco Cavalli

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Francesco Cavalli was a prominent 17th-century Italian composer best known for his influential operas that helped shape the early development of Venetian and Baroque opera.

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instanceOf 17th-century composer
Baroque composer
Italian person
composer
opera composer
person
activeYearsEnd 1670s
activeYearsStart 1620
birthDate 1602-02-14
birthName Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni
birthPlace Crema
Republic of Venice
composed over 30 operas
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
deathDate 1676-01-14
deathPlace Republic of Venice
Venice
employer Basilica di San Marco
linked to: St Mark's Basilica
familyName Caletti-Bruni
genre opera
sacred music
vocal music
givenName Francesco
Pietro
influenced Jean-Baptiste Lully
later Baroque opera composers
influencedBy Claudio Monteverdi
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
movement Baroque
name Francesco Cavalli
notableFor development of Venetian public opera
shaping early Baroque opera
notableWork Didone
linked to: Dido

Erismena
Giasone
Il Xerse
La Calisto
L’Egisto
L’Orione
linked to: Orion

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occupation composer
organist
singer
positionHeld maestro di cappella at Basilica di San Marco
second organist at Basilica di San Marco
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
stageName Cavalli
studentOf Claudio Monteverdi
workLocation Venice

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Claudio Monteverdi influenced Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli name Francesco Cavalli