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SACCHINI, ANTONIO MARIA GASPARE (1734-1786) , Italian musical composer, was born at Pozzuoli, on the 23rd of July 1734. He was the son of a poor fisherman and was heard singing on the sands by Durante
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production of his opera Alessandro nell' Indie he was appointed director of the Conservatorio dell' Ospedaletto, where he trained some admirable female singers and wrote church
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Sacchini's style was rather graceful than elevated, and he was deficient both in creative power and originality. But the dramatic truth of his operas, more especially the later ones, is above all praise, and he never fails to write with the care and finish of a thorough and accomplished musician. Edipe was extremely successful after his death, and was performed at the Academic nearly six hundred times. End of Article: SACCHINI, ANTONIO MARIA GASPARE (1734-1786) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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