Antonio Tozzi (c. 1736 - after 1812) was an Italian opera composer. He was born at

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. He studied with Padre Martini and became a member of the

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in 1761. His first opera ''Tigrane'', was performed in

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in 1762. His ''La morte di Dimone'' of 1763 was an early

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. In 1764 he was asked to work for the court in Brunswick. In 1774 he became Hofkapellmeister in

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and his ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' was performed there in 1775. Shortly afterwards however a scandal involving the Countess von Törring-Seefeld caused him to flee the city and he returned to Venice. The following year he was in Spain, working in

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and later

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where he did a substantial part of his work, finally leaving Spain for Italy in 1805. He died at Bologna.

Sources

*Stevenson, Robert and McClymonds, Marita P (1992), 'Erismena' in ''The New Grove Dictionary of Opera'', ed. Stanley Sadie (London)

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* Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Year of death unknown Year of birth uncertain {{italy-composer-stub