1602 - 1676
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 forty 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 201,439 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Cavalli is the 161st most popular composer (up from 165th in 2019), the 779th most popular biography from Italy (down from 743rd in 2019) and the 33rd 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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Among composers, Francesco Cavalli ranks 161 out of 1,216. Before him are Vincenzo Galilei, Gustav Holst, Giovanni Paisiello, Marin Marais, Vittorio Monti, and Dmitry Kabalevsky. After him are Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Ferruccio Busoni, John Barry, Nicola Porpora, Scott Joplin, and Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov.
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 155
1874 - 1934
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 156
1740 - 1816
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 157
1656 - 1728
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 158
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 159
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 160
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 161
1562 - 1621
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 162
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 163
1933 - 2011
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 164
1686 - 1768
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 165
1868 - 1917
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 166
1883 - 1946
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 167
Among people born in 1602, Francesco Cavalli ranks 5. Before him are Cardinal Mazarin, Otto von Guericke, Elisabeth of France, and Athanasius Kircher. After him are Philippe de Champaigne, Gilles de Roberval, Salomon van Ruysdael, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Per Brahe the Younger, and Zhu Yujian. Among people deceased in 1676, Francesco Cavalli ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement X, Alexis of Russia, Sabbatai Zevi, and Michiel de Ruyter. After him are Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Madame de Brinvilliers, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, and Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg.
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 1
1602 - 1686
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 2
1602 - 1644
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 3
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 4
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 5
1602 - 1674
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 6
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 7
1602 - 1670
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 8
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 9
1602 - 1665
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 10
1602 - 1680
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 11
1602 - 1646
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 12
1590 - 1676
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 1
1629 - 1676
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 2
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 3
1607 - 1676
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 4
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 5
1635 - 1676
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 6
1630 - 1676
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 7
1622 - 1676
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 8
1653 - 1676
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 9
1636 - 1676
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 10
1613 - 1676
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 11
1617 - 1676
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Francesco Cavalli ranks 779 out of 4,668. Before him are Donatella Versace (1955), Scholastica (480), Aldo Rossi (1931), Giacomo Balla (1871), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), and Vitiges (475). After him are Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Pope Leo V (870), Lucius Cornelius Cinna (-135), Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), and Lorenzo Lotto (1480).
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 773
480 - 547
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 774
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 775
1871 - 1958
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 776
1522 - 1565
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 777
475 - 542
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 778
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 779
1749 - 1838
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 780
870 - 905
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 781
135 BC - 84 BC
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 782
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 783
1271 - 1295
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 784
1480 - 1556
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 785
Among composers born in Italy, Francesco Cavalli ranks 33. Before him are Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Ottorino Respighi (1879), Vincenzo Galilei (1520), Giovanni Paisiello (1740), and Vittorio Monti (1868). After him are Ferruccio Busoni (1866), Amilcare Ponchielli (1834), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), and Luciano Berio (1925).
1749 - 1801
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 27
1582 - 1652
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 28
1879 - 1936
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 29
1520 - 1591
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 30
1740 - 1816
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
1868 - 1922
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 32
1602 - 1676
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 33
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 34
1834 - 1886
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 35
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 36
1706 - 1785
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 37
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 38
1925 - 2003
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 39