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Domenico Cimarosa

Domenico Cimarosa (Italian: [doˈmeːniko tʃimaˈrɔːza] (listen); 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian composer of the Neapolitan school and of the Classical period. He wrote more than eighty operas, the best known of which is Il matrimonio segreto (1792); most of his operas are comedies. He also wrote instrumental works and church music.

Cimarosa was principally based in Naples, but spent some of his career in various other parts of Italy, composing for the opera houses of Rome, Venice, Florence and elsewhere. He was engaged by Catherine II of Russia as her court composer and conductor between 1787 and 1791. In his later years, returning to Naples, he backed the losing side in the struggle to overthrow the monarchy there, and was imprisoned and then exiled. He died in Venice at the age of 51.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 17, 1749 (Aversa), Died January 11, 1801 (Venice)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 878 12-in. Nov.-Dec. 1911 Perdonati segnor mio Lucrezia Bori Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX207 12-in. between August and November 1927 Sinfonia Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WBX208 12-in. between August and November 1927 Sinfonia Lorenzo Molajoli ; Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cimarosa, Domenico," accessed April 17, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102438.

Cimarosa, Domenico. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 17, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102438.

"Cimarosa, Domenico." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102438

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