A CHRONOLOGICAL VIEW OF WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD EVENTS

Tommaso Traetta

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March 30, 1727: Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta is born in Corte Fenice in Bitonto, in the Kingdom of Naples under Austrian rule.
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December 18, 1753: Ifigenia in Aulide, a pasticcio with some music by Tommaso Traetta (26) to words of Verazi after Zeno, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
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April 29, 1757: La Nitteti, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (30) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Pubblico, Reggio Emilia.
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December 27, 1758: Buovo d’Antona, a dramma giocosa by Tommaso Traetta (31) to words of Goldoni, is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Moisè, Venice.
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February 3, 1759: Solimano, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (31) to words of Migliavacca, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Ducale, Parma.
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May 2, 1759: Ippolito ed Aricia, a tragedia by Tommaso Traetta (32) to words of Frugoni after Pellegrin and Racine, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Ducale, Parma.
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May 14, 1760: I Tindaridi, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (33) to words of Frugoni after Bernard, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Ducale, Parma.
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September 3, 1760: La feste d’Imeneo, a serenata by Tommaso Traetta (33) to words of Frugoni after Roy, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Ducale, Parma.
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January 3, 1761: Armida, an azione teatrale by Tommaso Traetta (33) to words of Durazzo and Migliavacca after Quinault, is performed for the first time, in the Burgtheater, Vienna to celebrate the birthday of Archduchess Isabella.
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May 1, 1761: Enea e Lavinia, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (34) to words of Sanvitale after de Fontenelle, is performed for the first time, in Teatro Ducale, Parma.
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April 29, 1762: Alessandro nell’Indie, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (35) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Pubblico, Reggio nell’Emilia.
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November 5, 1762: Sofonisba, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (35) to words of Verazi after Zanetti and Zanetti, is performed for the first time, at the Mannheim Hoftheater.
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October 4, 1763: Ifigenia in Tauride, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (36) to words of Coltellini, is performed for the first time, in the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna.
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December 26, 1763: L’Issipile, a pasticcio with music by several composers including Domenico Scarlatti (†6), Johann Adolf Hasse (64), Baldassare Galuppi (57), Tommaso Traetta (36), and Johann Christian Bach (28), is performed for the first time, in Teatro San Carlo, Naples.
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June 16, 1764: Antigona, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (37) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, at the Teatro Nuovo, Padua.
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May 17, 1765: Zophilette, a pasticcio including music of Baldassare Galuppi (58), Christoph Willibald Gluck (50), Niccolò Jommelli (50), Tommaso Traetta (38), Niccolò Piccinni (37) and Johann Christian Bach (29) to words of Marmontel, is performed for the first time, in Paris.
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July 27, 1765: L’isola disabitata, an azione drammatica by Tommaso Traetta (38) to words of Metastasio, is performed for the first time, in the Teatro Ducale Nuovo, Mantua.
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November 11, 1772: Antigona, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (45) to words of Coltellini, is performed for the first time, at the Russian court, St. Petersburg.  It is his first opera written for Russia and meets with spectacular success.
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September 28, 1773: Amore e Psiche, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (46) to words of Coltellini, is performed for the first time, at the Russian court, St. Petersburg.
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November 28, 1774: Lucio Vero, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (47) to words of Coltellini after Zeno, is performed for the first time, at the Russian court, St. Petersburg.
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June 30, 1775: After seven years at the Russian court, Tommaso Traetta (48) crosses the border out of Russia on his return to Italy.
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January 25, 1776: Tommaso Traetta’s (48) opera seria La Merope to words of Zeno is performed for the first time, in Teatro Ducale, Milan.
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January 21, 1777: Germondo, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (49) to words of Goldoni, is performed for the first time, in King’s Theatre, London. Traetta finds it tough going in London due to the great popularity of Antonio Sacchini (46).
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March 15, 1777: Telemaco, an opera seria by Tommaso Traetta (49) to words of de Seriman, is performed for the first time, in King’s Theatre, London.
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November 19, 1777: Tommaso Traetta (50) marries Elizabeth Sund in the church of San Francesco della Vigna, Venice.  She is a woman from Finland whom he met in St. Petersburg.
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April 6, 1779: Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta dies in Venice, aged 52 years and seven days. His mortal remains will be buried near the Ospedaletto.