!!!Cesti, Antonio früher fälschlich MarcòAntonio Cesti

b. Arezzo (Italy), Aug. 5, 1623, 
d. Florence (Italy), Oct. 14, 1669, Italian composer of operas, 
director of music to Archduke  Ferdinand Karl in Innsbruck where he 
composed "Orontea" (1656) and "La Dori" (1657) two of the most famous 
operas of the 17th century; 1666-1669 assistant musical director to  
Leopold  I in Vienna for whose 1st wedding he composed the opera 
"Il pomo d'oro" ("The Golden Apple"), but which was performed for the 
first time only one and a half years later. C. had a lasting effect on 
Austrian baroque opera.

!Literature
H. Seifert, A. C. in Innsbruck und Wien, 1999.



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