Riccardo Broschi
Riccardo Broschi (c. 1698 – 1756) was a composer of baroque music and the brother of the opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli.
Also recorded as Riccardo Brosca
Riccardo Broschi
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- Born
- 1698 · Naples.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Naples
- Occupation
- composer
- Fields
- opera
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages
- Italian
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Life
Life
Broschi was born in Apulia, Kingdom of Naples, the son of Salvatore Broschi, a composer and chapelmaster of Andria Cathedral, and Caterina Berrese (according to the Book of Baptisms of the Church of S. Nicola, today near the Episcopal Archives). The Broschi family moved to Naples at the end of 1711, and enrolled Riccardo, their firstborn, in the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto, where he would study to become a composer under G. Perugino and F. Mancinipresso. Salvatore died unexpectedly at the age of 36, on 4 November 1717. Caterina subsequently made Riccardo head of the family. He made his debut in 1725 with La Vecchia Sorda. Next, he moved to London in 1726 and stayed there until 1734 and wrote six heroic operas, his most successful being Artaserse. In 1737, he moved to Stuttgart and briefly served at the court of Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, then returned to Naples before joining his brother in Madrid in 1739. He died in Madrid.
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Riccardo Broschi (died 1756) was a composer and conductor. Riccardo Broschi was born in Naples, Italy, according to the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Riccardo Broschi died in 1756 in Madrid.
Selected works
Selected works
La Vecchia Sorda (Naples, 1725) L’Isola Di Alcina (Rome, 1728) Idaspe (25 January 1730, Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo) Ombra fedele anch'io ("As a faithful shadow I'll be"), aria for soprano castrato Arianna e Teseo (Milan, 1731) Merope (Turin, 1732) Artaserse (London, 1734 - in collaboration with Johann Adolf Hasse) Pallido il sole ("The sun is pale"), mad scene aria for soprano castrato (by Hasse) Nerone (Rome, 1735) Adriano in Siria (Milan, 1735)
Broschi on screen
Broschi on screen
The dramatic relationship between the Broschi brothers is the quintessence of the movie Farinelli (1994), in which a few of his works are performed.
Life and career
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1756
Riccardo Broschi died at Madrid.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q725818: Riccardo Broschi
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- “Riccardo Broschi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- MusicBrainz artist record for Riccardo Broschi
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