Michele de Falco (also Falco, di Falco, Farco: c. 1688 in
Naples – after 1732) was an Italian composer,
maestro di cappella, and a pioneer of the
opera buffa genre.[1] He was probably a student of
Nicola Fago, with whom he also collaborated on his second opera. He also collaborated with
Leonardo Vinci on his operas.[2]
Operas
Lo Lollo pisciaportelle (Libretto:
Nicola Orilia), opera buffa 1709
I rivali generosi (Libretto:
Apostolo Zeno), opera buffa 1712
Nicola Fago: Lo Masillo (Libretto: Nicola Orilia), 2nd act by Falco, opera buffa 1712
Lo 'mbruoglio d'ammore (Libretto:
Aniello Piscopo), opera buffa 1717
Le pazzie d'ammore (under the anagram "Cola Melfiche," Libretto:
Francesco Antonio Tullio), opera buffa 1723
an intermezzo to the dramma per musica by
Nicola PorporaIl Siface, 1726
References
^Julie Anne Sadie Companion to Baroque Music p73 1998 "Falco, Michele (?1688-after 1732). Maestro di cappella and one of the first musical collaborators of Neapolitan ...
^The operas of Leonardo Vinci, Napoletano p40 Kurt Sven Markstrom - 2007 "The latter had originally been a collaborative effort between Vinci and Michele de Falco. Because the original composer designation to de Falco was omitted for this revival, Prota-Giurleo was of the opinion that Vinci replaced the music "
Michele de Falco (also Falco, di Falco, Farco: c. 1688 in
Naples – after 1732) was an Italian composer,
maestro di cappella, and a pioneer of the
opera buffa genre.[1] He was probably a student of
Nicola Fago, with whom he also collaborated on his second opera. He also collaborated with
Leonardo Vinci on his operas.[2]
Operas
Lo Lollo pisciaportelle (Libretto:
Nicola Orilia), opera buffa 1709
I rivali generosi (Libretto:
Apostolo Zeno), opera buffa 1712
Nicola Fago: Lo Masillo (Libretto: Nicola Orilia), 2nd act by Falco, opera buffa 1712
Lo 'mbruoglio d'ammore (Libretto:
Aniello Piscopo), opera buffa 1717
Le pazzie d'ammore (under the anagram "Cola Melfiche," Libretto:
Francesco Antonio Tullio), opera buffa 1723
an intermezzo to the dramma per musica by
Nicola PorporaIl Siface, 1726
References
^Julie Anne Sadie Companion to Baroque Music p73 1998 "Falco, Michele (?1688-after 1732). Maestro di cappella and one of the first musical collaborators of Neapolitan ...
^The operas of Leonardo Vinci, Napoletano p40 Kurt Sven Markstrom - 2007 "The latter had originally been a collaborative effort between Vinci and Michele de Falco. Because the original composer designation to de Falco was omitted for this revival, Prota-Giurleo was of the opinion that Vinci replaced the music "