Luigi Maria Viviani (? – 1856) was an Italian composer, conductor and violinist of Florentine origin. He was primarily noted for his ballet scores, most of them composed for the choreographers

Giovanni Galzerani Giovanni Galzerani (c. 1789 - after 1853) was an Italian choreographer, ballet dancer, and composer who was active in major theatres throughout Italy from 1808 to 1853. He was born in Porto Azzurro on the Isle of Elba and began his education in ...

and Antonio Cortesi. His 1851 score for ''Fausto'' was particularly praised for its

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written for the ''bimbonclaro'' (a variation on the

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invented by the Florentine clarinetist and instrument-maker, Giovanni Bimboni). Viviani also composed two operas: ''L'eroe francese'', which premiered in 1826 at the Teatro Grande in

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, and ''L'amore in guerra'', which premiered in 1829 at the Teatro Alfieri in Florence.

Ballet scores

*''Ero e Leandro'',

(choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 7 December 1823Unless otherwise indicated, all works in this list are sourced from *''La conquista del Perù'', Giovanni Galzerani (choreographer), premiered Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 1 May 1824 *''L'eroe peruviano'', Giovanni Galzerani (choreographer), premiered

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, Venice, 26 December 1824 *''Virginia'', Giovanni Galzerani (choreographer), premiered La Fenice, Venice, 8 February 1825 *''Oreste'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 26 December 1825 *''Chiara di Rosemberg'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 20 January 1826 *''Ines de Castro'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 20 March 1827 *''Merope'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 27 December 1828 *''L'ultimo giorno di Missolungi'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered La Fenice, Venice, 16 February 1833 *''Le piccole Danaidi'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 6 January 1834 *''Gismonda'' (with

Giovanni Bajetti Giovanni Bajetti was an Italian violinist, conductor, and dramatic composer. He was born in Brescia about 1815 and died in Milan in 1876. Bajetti studied at the Milan Conservatory The Milan Conservatory (''Conservatorio di Milano'') is a coll ...

), Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered La Fenice, Venice, 26 December 1835 *''Marco Visconti'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

, Milan, 19 October 1836 *''Il ratto delle donzelle veneziane'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered La Fenice, Venice, 26 December 1837 *''Polidoro re di Lesbo'' (with Andrea Galli), Emanuele Viotti (choreographer), premiered La Fenice, Venice, 2 March 1840 *''Mazeppa'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 1 October 1844 *''Fausto'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer) based on

Jules Perrot Jules-Joseph Perrot (18 August 1810 – 29 August 1892) was a dancer and choreographer who later became Ballet Master of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. He created some of the most famous ballets of the 19th century including ...

's choreography for ''

Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...

'', premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 25 December 1851 *''La Gerusalemme liberata'', Antonio Cortesi (choreographer), premiered Teatro Regio, Turin, 25 December 1852

References

External links

Scores by Luigi Maria Viviani
at the

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