About Giovanni Battista Volpe
Lived 1620 – 1691 (aged 70–71). Giovanni Battista Volpe was an Italian composer.
Giovanni Battista Volpe (–1691) was a Venetian composer for operas during the Baroque period. He was also known as Rovetta and Rovettino. His uncle was Giovanni Rovetta, a composer and former maestro di capella. which premiered in the same theatre in 1663. He composed at least one more opera for the theatre.
Volpe was the preferred choice of composers in absentia when changes had to be made to their work.
Compositions La costanza di Rosmonda, libretto by Aurelio Aureli (premiered 1659) Gl'amori d'Apollo e di Leucotoe, libretto by Aurelio Aureli (premiered 1663)
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Italian composer
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Giovanni Battista Volpe was born in 1620 in Venice.
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Giovanni Battista Volpe died in 1691 in Venice.
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Giovanni Battista Volpe was a composer.
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