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| As a young man, Bortniansky studied with Baldassare Galuppi in St. Petersburg. In 1769, Bortniansky followed Galuppi to Italy (with the help of a stipend from Russian Empress Catherine) to work in opera. His productions included Creonte (1776), Alcide (1778), and Quinto Fabio (1778). After returning to Russia, he became master of the court choir in St. Petersburg. In 1796, he was appointed director of the czar’s court chapel and a councilor of state; in addition to his other duties, he composed liturgical music, and wrote operas with French texts: La fete du seigneur (1786), Le faucon (1786), and Le fils-rival (1787). After his death, his work spread to Prussia, where his music appeared in Altpreußische Agende in 1829.
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The Operas of Dmitri Stepanovich Bortniansky |
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