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Francesco Cavalli

1602 - 1676

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Francesco Cavalli (born Pietro Francesco Caletti-Bruni; 14 February 1602 – 14 January 1676) was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than thirty operas, almost all of which premiered in the city's theaters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Cavalli has received more than 211,302 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Cavalli is the 180th most popular composer (down from 161st in 2019), the 889th most popular biography from Italy (down from 777th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Italian Composer.

Francesco Cavalli was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. He is most famous for his operas, including The Coronation of Poppea, which was the first opera to be based on a story from classical mythology.

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  • 63.95

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Francesco Cavalli ranks 180 out of 1,451. Before him are Jordi Savall, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Gustav Holst, Francesca Caccini, Luciano Berio, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. After him are Giuseppe Torelli, Philip Glass, Sigismond Thalberg, Samuel Barber, Leonardo Vinci, and Louis Spohr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1602, Francesco Cavalli ranks 5. Before him are Cardinal Mazarin, Otto von Guericke, Athanasius Kircher, and Elisabeth of France. After him are Philippe de Champaigne, Gilles de Roberval, Salomon van Ruysdael, Per Brahe the Younger, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Zhu Yujian, and William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel. Among people deceased in 1676, Francesco Cavalli ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement X, Alexis of Russia, Sabbatai Zevi, Michiel de Ruyter, and Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha. After him are Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Madame de Brinvilliers, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Cavalli ranks 889 out of 5,161. Before him are Hormizd I (250), Luciano Spalletti (1959), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), Francesco II Sforza (1495), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), and Alessandro Allori (1535). After him are Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Dino De Laurentiis (1919), Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), and Pietro Lorenzetti (1280).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Francesco Cavalli ranks 39. Before him are Vittorio Monti (1868), Pietro Locatelli (1695), Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Francesca Caccini (1587), and Luciano Berio (1925). After him are Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Leonardo Vinci (1690), Andrea Luchesi (1741), Umberto Giordano (1867), Alessandro Marcello (1673), and Niccolò Piccinni (1728).

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