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Achille Peri (20 December 1812 – 28 March 1880) was an Italian composer and conductor. He is best known for his operas which were strongly influenced by the music of
Giuseppe Verdi.
Life and career
Born in
Reggio Emilia, Peri began his musical education in his native city before pursuing further studies in Paris with
Michele Carafa
Michele Enrico Francesco Vincenzo Aloisio Paolo Carafa di Colobrano (17 November 1787 – 26 July 1872) was an Italian opera composer. He was born in Naples and studied in Paris with Luigi Cherubini. He was Professor of counterpoint at the Par ...
. He founded a touring opera company in Paris, but returned to Italy after it failed. He began working as a conductor at the Teatro Comunale in Reggio Emilia where his first opera, ''Il solitario'', premiered on 29 March 1841. His third opera, ''Dirce'' (1843), was the first to enjoy wide success in Italy. This was followed by one of his more popular operas, ''Tancreda'', which premiered at the
Teatro Carlo Felice
The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari.
The hall is named for King Carlo Felice, and dates fro ...
in 1847 and enjoyed revivals at the
Teatro Regio di Parma
Teatro Regio di Parma, originally constructed as the Nuovo Teatro Ducale (New Ducal Theatre),Martini, "Before the Teatro Regio", pp. 56 is an opera house and opera company in Parma, Italy.
Replacing an obsolete house, the new Ducale achieved pro ...
(1852) and the
Teatro Comunale di Bologna
The Teatro Comunale di Bologna is an opera house in Bologna, Italy. Typically, it presents eight operas with six performances during its November to April season.
While there had been various theatres presenting opera in Bologna since the early 1 ...
(1854) among other major theatres. Some of his other successful operas were ''I fidanzati'' (1856, Teatro Carlo Felice), ''Vittore Pisani'' (1857, Reggio Emilia), and ''Giuditta'' (1860,
La Scala). In addition to his 10 operas he also produced a modest amount of sacred music. He died in Reggio Emilia at the age of 67.
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1812 births
1880 deaths
Italian classical composers
Italian male classical composers
Italian conductors (music)
Italian male conductors (music)
Italian opera composers
Male opera composers
19th-century classical composers
19th-century conductors (music)
19th-century Italian composers
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