Bália, Josef
Bália, Josef
Bália, Josef, Bohemian composer; b. Prague, c. 1746; d. Vienna, June 13, 1787. After serving as an organist in Prague, he settled in Vienna. His works include the opera La Diavolessa for the Burgtheater (July 18, 1772), several other operas, 13 syms., six string quartets, and six keyboard sonatas.
Bibliography
J. Havlik, Syrnfonie Antonina Laubeho a Josefa Bárty (diss., Univ. of Prague, 1974).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
More From encyclopedia.com
Vincenzo Bellini , Bellini, Vincenzo
Bellini, Vincenzo
Bellini, Vincenzo, famous Italian composer, a master of bel canto opera; b. Catania, Sicily, Nov. 3, 1801; d. Put… Antonio Salieri , Salieri, Antonio (b Legnano, 1750; d Vienna, 1825). It. composer and conductor. Taken to Vienna 1766 as protégé of Gassmann. Début as cond. Vienna Co… Ruggiero Leoncavallo , Leoncavallo, Ruggiero (b Naples, 1857; d Montecatini, 1919). It. composer. Completed first opera, Chatterton, in 1876 and planned trilogy on Renaissa… John Anthony Quitman , Besch, Anthony (John Elwyn) (b London, 1924; d London, 2002). Eng. opera producer for Glyndebourne, ENO, Scottish Opera, NY City Opera, S. Francisco… Bononcini , Bononcini, Giovanni
Bononcini, Giovanni, Italian composer, son of Giovanni Maria and brother of Antonio Maria Bononcini; b. Modena, July 18, 1670; d.… Giacomo Puccini , Puccini, Giacomo
Composer
Giacomo Puccini was the last of Italy’s great opera composers, a lineage that began in the seventeenth century with Claudio…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Bália, Josef