Giovanni paisello biography
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Giovanni Paisiello was a Neapolitan composer of operas admired for their robust realism and dramatic power.
Giovanni Paisiello
Giovanni Paisiello | |
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Born | (1740-05-09)May 9, 1740 Roccaforzata (near Taranto) |
Died | June 5, 1816(1816-06-05) (aged 76) Naples |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Composer |
Giovanni Paisiello (9 May 1740 – 5 June 1816) was a composer from Italy.
He wrote more than 80 operas. He also wrote music for churches and concerts.
Life
[change | change source]Paisiello was born in Roccaforzata, a small town near Taranto in the south of Italy. His father was a veterinarian (a doctor for animals).
When he was five years old, his father sent him to a Jesuit school in Taranto.
Composer.His father wanted him to be a lawyer. Paisiello's teachers saw that he had a very beautiful singing voice and much talent for music. This made his father change his mind. He sent Paisiello to a famous music school in Naples called the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio.
He studied at the music school for five years. At first, he composed church music, but then he began w