Valentino Fioravanti

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Valentino Fioravanti
Valentino Fioravanti

Valentino Fioravanti (September 11, 1764, Rome - June 16, 1837, Capua) was a celebrated Italian composer of opera buffas.

One of the best opera buffa composer between Cimarosa and Rossini. He was especially popular in Naples, and was the first in Italy to introduce spoken dialogue in the French manner in his works, sometimes using the Napolitan dialect. His works included some 70 operas, the most famous being Le cantatrici villane from 1799.

His son Vincenzo Fioravanti (1799-1877) also became a celebrated opera buffa composer, writing 35 stage works.

[edit] Selected works

  • Camilla
  • Il furbo contr'il furbo
  • Il fabbro Parigino
  • I virtuosi ambulanti
  • I viaggiatori ridicoli
  • Le cantatrici villane

[edit] Sources

  • The Complete Dictionary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, (Wings Books, 1993), ISBN 0-517-09156-9