Filippo Marchetti
Illustration — Filippo Marchetti Filippo Marchetti (26 February 1831, Bolognola, Macerata – 18 January 1902, Rome) was an Italian opera composer. After studying in Naples, his first opera was "successfully premiered" in Turin in 1856. Overshadowed like other Italian opera composers of his period by the genius of Verdi, Marchetti achieved one great success with his 1869 opera - Ruy Blas - which was based on Victor Hugo's play, Ruy Blas.
Filippo Marchetti
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- Born
- 1831 · Bolognola.
- Died
- 1902 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation
- composer · teacher
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- San Pietro a Majella Conservatory of Music
- Teachers
- Giuseppe Lillo
- Languages
- Italian
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Illustration — Filippo Marchetti Filippo Marchetti (26 February 1831, Bolognola, Macerata – 18 January 1902, Rome) was an Italian opera composer. After studying in Naples, his first opera was "successfully premiered" in Turin in 1856. Overshadowed like other Italian opera composers of his period by the genius of Verdi, Marchetti achieved one great success with his 1869 opera - Ruy Blas - which was based on Victor Hugo's play, Ruy Blas.
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Major works
It has been noted that "it was one of the first Italian operas to show the influence of French grand opera, partly, no doubt in response to its French source". The opera was performed into the 20th Century.
• Gentile da Varano, February 1856, Turin • La demente, 27 November 1856, Turin • Il paria, 1859 • Romeo e Giulietta, 25 October 1865, Trieste; revised 1872 and 1876. • Ruy Blas, 3 April 1869, Milan. • Gustavo Wasa, 7 February 1875, Milan. • Don Giovanni d'Austria, 11 March 1880, Turin
Life and career
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Life and career
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1831
Filippo Marchetti born at Bolognola.
1902
Filippo Marchetti died at Rome.
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Bolognola.
Birth place
Rome.
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Recordings
• Illustration — Ruy Blas, costume design for Ruy Blas act 3 (1872). • Romeo e Giulietta. With Daolio, Portoghese, Coletta, Cassi, and Dolari. Cond: Yurkevych. Audio CD: Dynamic, Cat: CDS 501/1-2. • Ruy Blas with Theodossiou, Marini, Malagnini, Gazale, Moncini. Cond: Lipton. Audio CD: Bongiovanni, Cat: GB 2237/38-2.
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Marchetti, Filippo (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
- Ruy Blas. Filippo Marchetti, The Opera Quarterly, 2003
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2003
reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q509525: Filippo Marchetti
Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
- “Filippo Marchetti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Filippo Marchetti
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scholarly publication
Marchetti, Filippo (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002Crossref registry
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MusicBrainz artist record for Filippo MarchettiMetaBrainz Foundation
Verifiedscholarly publication
Ruy Blas. Filippo Marchetti, The Opera Quarterly, 2003Crossref registry
Verifiedauthority file
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1317537815, Duo sull'opera Ruy Blas di Filippo Marchetti.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q509525: Filippo MarchettiWikimedia Foundation
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