Temistocle Solera facts for kids
Temistocle Solera (born December 25, 1815 – died April 21, 1878) was an Italian artist. He was known for writing the music for operas (a composer). He also wrote the words for operas (a librettist).
Life and Career
Temistocle Solera was born in Ferrara, Italy. He went to school at the Imperial College in Vienna. He also studied at the University of Pavia.
Throughout his life, Solera was involved in fighting for Italy's freedom. He worked against Austrian rule in Italy. Because of his actions, he was even put in jail once.
Solera wrote many books. One of his novels was called Michelino. His writing style was inspired by Alessandro Manzoni. Later, he started writing words for operas. He worked with the famous composer Giuseppe Verdi. Their work together began in 1839 and continued for several years.
After that, Solera became an impresario. This means he managed the Royal Theatre in Madrid, Spain. Temistocle Solera passed away in Milan, Italy, in 1878.
Major Works
Temistocle Solera was both a composer and a librettist. A composer writes the music. A librettist writes the story and words for an opera.
As a Composer
- Ildegonda (1840)
- Il contadino d'Agliate (1841; later changed to La fanciulla di Castelguelfo in 1842)
- Genio e sventura (1843)
- La hermana de Pelayo (1845)
As a Librettist
- For Giuseppe Verdi
- Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio (1839)
- Nabucco (1842)
- I Lombardi alla prima crociata (1843)
- Giovanna d'Arco (1845)
- Attila (1846)
- For other composers
- Galeotto Manfredi (Carlo Hermann; 1842)
- La conquista di Granata (Emilio Arrieta, 1850)
- La fanciulla delle Asturie (Benedetto Secchi; 1856)
- Sordello. Also known as L'Indovina (Antonio Buzzi, 1856; Salvador Giner Vidal, 1870)
- Pergolese (Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti, 1857)
- Vasconcello (Angelo Villanis; 1858)
- Una notte di festa (Angelo Villanis; 1859)
- L'espiazione (Achille Peri, 1861)
- Zilia (Gaspar Villate, 1877)
See also
In Spanish: Temistocle Solera para niños
