Pietro Generali

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(b Masserano, 23 Oct 1773; d Novara, 3 Nov 1832). Italian composer. He studied in Naples and Rome and wrote sacred works and c 54 operas, the most successful including Pamela nubile (1804) and I baccanali di Roma (1816). Although his use of dramatic orchestral effects anticipated Rossini's, his works show triviality.

Pietro Generali

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This article is about the composer. For the basketball player, see Pietro Generali (basketball).

Pietro Generali on a stiple engraving by Luigi Rados.

Pietro Generali (born Mercandetti Generali) (23 October 1773 - 3 November 1832) was an Italian composer primarily of operas and vocal music.

Generali was born in Masserano. He studied counterpoint with Giovanni Masi in Rome and spent a few months at the Conservatoire in Naples. After graduation in Rome Generali began composing sacred music. Having produced his first opera in 1800, his first success came with Pamela nubile (Venice, 1804), followed by other farse, such as Adelina in 1810.^[1]

When Rossini began his rise to prominence, Generali moved first to Barcelona, directing the opera company of the Teatro de la S Creu, and from 1820 conducted and taught in Naples. In his last years, disappointed with the reception of his works, he held the position of maestro de capella at Novara Cathedral.^[1] He died, aged 59, in Novara.

Selected works

Pamela nubile (1804)
Don Chisciotte (1805)
Le lagrime d'una vedova (1808)
L'amore prodotto dall'odio (1810)
Adelina (1810)
La vedova delirante (1811)
Chi non risica non rosica (1811)
La vedova stravagante (1812)
L'impostore (1815)
I baccanali di Roma (1816)
Rodrigo di Valenza (1817)
Il servo padrone (1818)
Adelaide di Borgogna (1819)
Jefte (1823)
Il divorzio persiano (1828)
Francesca da Rimini (1829)
Il romito di Provenza (1831)

References

^ ^a ^b Lanza A. Pietro Generali. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.

External links

Free scores by Pietro Generali at the International Music Score Library Project

Persondata
Name	Generali, Pietro
Alternative names	Generali, Mercandetti
Short description	Italian composer
Date of birth	23 October 1773
Place of birth	Masserano
Date of death	3 November 1832
Place of death	Novara

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