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Antonio Caldara 1670-1736 Luiz Vicente Music 1010 Antonio Caldara • An Italian Baroque composer • Died on Dec.28 1736 in Vienna • Wrote about 3,500 works (over 90 operas, including cantatas, and oratorios) • Some famous works: Missa dolorasa, and L'Olimpiade Early life • Born in Venice around 1670 His father was a local violinist, but not famous. • He was a choir boy at St. Mark’s Cathedral • studied the viol, keyboard, and cello… This is a Viol, I thought it was An interesting instrument Antonio Caldara • In Venice he began working for the Duke of Mantua in 1699, appointed maestro di cappella • Then went to Rome in 1708 into the service of Cardinal Ottoboni • 1717 moved again this time to Vienna as the vicekapellmeister under Charles VI Personal Life • Met his wife in Rome • Caterina Petrolli was a vocalist (alto) they married in May 1711 • Had two daughters : Sophia Jacobina Maria, and Francesca Isobella Giovanna Works • L'Olimpiade • Opera written in 1733 (music composed by Caldara) libretto written by Metastasio. • It takes place in Greece during the Olympic Games • http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=YCBNo3W52Ms Works o sebben crudele (cruel love) • Genre: aria Language is in Italian, from his 1710 opera : La costanza in amor vince l'inganno The opera is rarely performed, but the aria sebben crudele is still popular. • w.youtube.com/watch?v=X d8FVrWdUac References • Overview Antonio Caldara (c. 1670— 1736)http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110 803095542379 • YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDYkBlWbncshttp://www. youtube.com/watch?v=YCBNo3W52Ms • David Charlton copywright 1998http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/acc/caldara.php • Antonio Caldara : essays on his life and times (author : Brian W. Pitchard, publisher: Aldershot : Scolar Press, 1987) • Google Scholar: Antonio Caldara The Cantatas Revisitedhttp://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/1002709?uid=3739928& uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101435256723