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Giovanni Battista Volpe

Giovanni Battista Volpe (–1691) was a Venetian composer for operas during the Baroque period. He was also known as Rovetta and Rovettino. His uncle was Giovanni Rovetta, a composer and former maestro

Giovanni Battista Volpe (–1691) was a Venetian composer for operas during the Baroque period. He was also known as Rovetta and Rovettino. His uncle was Giovanni Rovetta, a composer and former maestro di capella. which premiered in the same theatre in 1663. He composed at least one more opera for the theatre. Volpe was the preferred choice of composers in absentia when changes had to be made to their work. Compositions *La costanza di Rosmonda, libretto by Aurelio Aureli (premiered 1659) *Gl’amori d’Apollo e di Leucotoe, libretto by Aurelio Aureli (premiered 1663) References

Era
Baroque
Lived
1620–1691
From
Republic of Venice (now Italy)
Born in
Venice · died Venice
Known as
composer
Instruments
pipe organ
Genres
opera

Contemporaries

Composers of the same nationality whose working lives overlapped — computed across all 11,984 dated composers in this library, not taken from any single article.