Francesco Cavalli

An Italian composer of opera, singer and organist who adopted the name of one of his early patrons. (His various names included Caletti, Caletto, Bruno, Caletti-Bruni, and Caletto Bruni.) The majority of his work was composed in and for the city and patronage of Venice though he was disposed to Paris for the wedding of Louis XIV and Maria Theresia. Following Monteverdi, whose company he surely knew, Cavalli was "the" figure in the composition of operas for public audiences. Within the grasp of his technique was the ability to match the music to the content of the text. Free pr...