Valentino Fioravanti facts for kids

Valentino Fioravanti

Valentino Fioravanti (born September 11, 1764 – died June 16, 1837) was a famous Italian composer. He was best known for writing opera buffas, which are funny or comedic operas.

Fioravanti was born in Rome, Italy. He was one of the best opera buffa composers between two other famous composers, Domenico Cimarosa and Gioacchino Rossini. Valentino Fioravanti was very popular in Naples. He was the first composer in Italy to add spoken dialogue into his operas, similar to how it was done in French plays. Sometimes, he even used the Neapolitan dialect in his works. He wrote about 70 operas during his life. His most famous opera was Le cantatrici villane, which came out in 1799. Valentino Fioravanti passed away in Capua when he was 72 years old.

A Musical Family

Valentino Fioravanti's family was also very musical. His oldest son, Giuseppe Fioravanti, became a successful opera singer. His younger son, Vincenzo Fioravanti (1799–1877), also became a celebrated opera buffa composer. Vincenzo wrote 35 stage works himself. Valentino's grandsons, Valentino (1827–79) and Luigi (1829–87), also had successful careers in opera. Both of them sang as basso buffos, which means they sang the low, funny parts in operas.

Famous Works

Here are some of the many operas written by Valentino Fioravanti:

See also

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