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Egidio Duni

Egidio Duni. ( 11 February 1708 – 11 June 1775). LIFE. Was an  Italian composer who studied in  Naples  and worked in  Italy ,  France  and  London , writing both Italian and French  operas .

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Egidio Duni

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  1. EgidioDuni (11 February 1708 – 11 June 1775)

  2. LIFE • Was an Italiancomposerwho studied in Naples and worked in Italy, France and London, writing both Italian and French operas. • Born in Matera, Duni was taught music by his father, Francesco Duni, and two sisters. At the age of nine, he was accepted at the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, near Naples.

  3. LIFE • His first success was with the opera Nerone presented at the Rome Carnival in 1735.  • The latter part of his career was spent in France where he played a key role in the development of the Comédie mêlée d'ariettes (an early form of opéracomique), with such works as Le peintreamoureux de son modèle (Paris, 1757), La féeUrgèle(Fontainebleau, 1765), and L'école de la jeunesse (Paris, 1765).

  4. LIFE • He died in paris

  5. Works Italian operas • Nerone (Rome, 1735) • Adriano in Siria (1735–1736) • Giuseppe riconosciuto (1736) • La tirannide debellata (1736) • Demofoonte (London, 1737) • Didone abbandonata (1739) • Catone in Utica (1740) • Bajazet (1743)

  6. Works • Antaserse (1744) • Ipermestra (1748) • Ciro riconosciuto (1748) • L'Olimpiade (Parma, 1755) • La buona figliuola (Parma, 1756) • Alessandro nelle Indie • Adriano • Demetrio

  7. Works French operas • Ninette à la cour, Parma, (1755)[citation needed] • La chercheuse d'esprit, Paris, (1756) • Le peintre amoureux de son modèle, Paris, (1757) • Le docteur Sangrado, Saint Germain, (1758) • La fille mal gardée, Paris, (1758) • La veuve indécise, Paris, (1759) • L’isle de foux, Paris, (1760) • Nina et Lindor, (1761) • Mazet, Paris, (1761)

  8. Works • La bonne fille, Paris, (1762) • Le retour au village, Paris, (1762) • La plaidreuse et le procés, Paris, (1763) • Le milicien, Versailles, (1763) • Les deux chasseurs et la laitière, (1763) • Le rendez-vous, Paris, (1763)

  9. Egidio Romualdo Duni - Giuseppe riconosciuto - Aria - E legge di natura • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6o7Ex94CDg Egidio Duni : Isle des Foux - Air de Brisefer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OwqeNDdp3Q

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