c. 1660–c. 1728–44, Italian Little is known about Silvani’s life, but he was an abbot who issued his earliest works under the anagram Frencasco Valsini. Silvani regularly produced libretti for Venice between 1691 and 1716, and the title pages of the printed wordbooks state that he served the Duke of Mantua between 1699 and 1705. Silvani identified with ...
‘Ernelinde, Princess of Norway’ Composed: 1767 Premiered: 1767, Paris Libretto by Antonine Alexandre Henri Poinsinet after Francesco Silvani’s libretto La fede tradita, e vendicata Prologue The brother of Ricimer, King of the Goths (Sweden), has been killed by Rodoald, King of Norway. In revenge, Ricimer has attacked Rodoald’s capital at Nidaros (now Trondheim). Sandomir, ...
he sang at Florence and Naples, but his singing had fallen out of fashion by the end of the decade. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Francesco Silvani | Late Baroque | Opera Houses & Companies | Baroque Opera in Naples | Early & Middle Baroque | Opera ...
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