Johann Adolph Hasse
Composer
1699 – 1783
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Who was Johann Adolph Hasse?
Johann Adolph Hasse was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a great friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.
Hasse was born in Bergedorf, near Hamburg, and died in Venice.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1699
Germany - Also known as
- Johann Adolf Hasse
- Johann Hasse
- Hasse, Johann Adolf
- Spouses
- Faustina Bordoni
(1730/06 - )
- Faustina Bordoni
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 16, 1783
Venice
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on July 23, 2013
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