!!!Ziani, MarcòAntonio b. Venice (Italy), around 1653, d. Vienna, Jan. 22, 1715, composer. Nephew of Pietro Andrea Ziani; lived in Venice, Naples and Mantua from 1674, where he composed operas; 1700 deputy conductor at the court of Leopold I in Vienna, 1712 conductor at the court; one of the best known composers of operas at the turn of the 17th century. !Works 49 operas, 17 oratoria, church music, sonatas. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Ziani,_Marc´Antonio|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]