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Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706 – 24 January 1784) was an Italian composer.
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Andrea Bernasconi (c. 1706 – 24 January 1784) was an Italian composer.
He began his career in his native country as a composer of opera
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...
s. In 1755 he was appointed to the post of '' Kapellmeister'' at the Bavarian court in Munich where he produced several more operas successfully and a few symphonies. After 1772 his compositional output consisted of entirely sacred music. He was the stepfather of soprano Antonia Bernasconi
Antonia Bernasconi (1741–1803) was a German operatic soprano, appearing in opera houses in Vienna, Milan, Venice, Naples and London.
Life
Bernasconi was born in Stuttgart in 1741; her father, named Wagele. was a valet de chambre of the Prince o ...
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* 1706 births 1784 deaths Italian Classical-period composers Italian Baroque composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub