Carlo Francesco Pollarolo
Opera, Composer
1653 – 1723
Photo Credit ยป
91 Views
Who was Carlo Francesco Pollarolo?
Carlo Francesco Pollarolo was an Italian composer, chiefly of operas. Born into a musical family, he became the cathedral organist of his home town of Brescia. In the 1680s he began composing operas for performance in nearby Venice. He wrote a total of 85 of them as well as 13 oratorios. His operatic style is noted for its development of arias accompanied by the orchestra and it shows some influence from the contemporary French opera of Jean-Baptiste Lully.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1653
Brescia - Also known as
- Pollarolo, Carlo Francesco
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Died
- 1723
Venice
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Carlo Francesco Pollarolo." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/carlo_francesco_pollarolo>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Carlo Francesco Pollarolo biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In