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'''Nicolò Minato''' (1627 Beramo ‐ {{date|1698-01-28|mdy}}, Vienna) was a libretist, writer, poet and impresario. He wrote over a hundred libretto, the most famous of which is probably ''[[Xerse]]'', set to music by Francesco Cavalli, but also [[Georg Friedrich Händel]], among others. | '''Nicolò Minato''' (1627 Beramo ‐ {{date|1698-01-28|mdy}}, Vienna), also '''Niccolò Minato''', was a libretist, writer, poet and impresario. He wrote over a hundred libretto, the most famous of which is probably ''[[Xerse]]'', set to music by Francesco Cavalli, but also [[Georg Friedrich Händel]], among others. | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Nicolò Minato was born in Bergamo around 1627. He studied law in Venice and began practising as a lawyer there. He also published his first literary works in Venice and participated as librettist and impresario in the theatrical activities of the city. He began his career as an opera librettist in 1650 with the libretto for the opera ''Orimonte'', which he wrote for [[Francesco Cavalli]]. His first great success was [[Xerse]] (1654), also set to music by Cavalli. Gradually, he left the legal profession altogether and devoted himself entirely to writing libretti and theatre management. He became a member of several literary academies, including the ''Accademia degli Imperfetti'', whose members devoted themselves to the study of the classics and the law. He wrote 11 libretti for Venice, mainly for the ''Teatro San Salvatore''. His texts were mostly set to music by [[Francesco Cavalli]]. Antonio Sartorio also wrote several operas to his libretto.<ref name="Wiki"/> | Nicolò Minato was born in Bergamo around 1627. He studied law in Venice and began practising as a lawyer there. He also published his first literary works in Venice and participated as librettist and impresario in the theatrical activities of the city. He began his career as an opera librettist in 1650 with the libretto for the opera ''Orimonte'', which he wrote for [[Francesco Cavalli]]. His first great success was [[Xerse]] (1654), also set to music by Cavalli. Gradually, he left the legal profession altogether and devoted himself entirely to writing libretti and theatre management. He became a member of several literary academies, including the ''Accademia degli Imperfetti'', whose members devoted themselves to the study of the classics and the law. He wrote 11 libretti for Venice, mainly for the ''Teatro San Salvatore''. His texts were mostly set to music by [[Francesco Cavalli]]. Antonio Sartorio also wrote several operas to his libretto.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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==Minato in Bohemia== | ==Minato in Bohemia== | ||
In 1679-1680, the entire Leopold court took refuge in Prague for fear of a plague epidemic. Nicolò Minato stayed with the Leopold court in Prague. During his eight-month stay, at least nine of Minato's works (serenatas, operas, oratorios) were performed at Prague Castle, seven of them completely new. Of these, the three-act opera ''La patienza di Socrate con due mogli'' (Socrates' Patience with Two Women), which was probably the first comic opera ever performed in Prague, is particularly significant. He also made his mark in the history of Czech music with two sacred compositions, the oratorio ''Abelle di Boemia overo S. Wenceslao'' (The Czech Abel or St. Wenceslaus) and the sepolkra ''La Sacra Lancia'' (The Holy Lance). The St Wenceslas oratorio is probably the only Italian Baroque oratorio on this theme. In ''La Sacra Lancia'', an allegorical play with a Passion theme, he used the actual motif of the plague threat and some contemporary Prague realities. ''Antonio Draghi'' composed the music to these texts. The work was performed during Lent in 1680 in the Church of All Saints at Prague Castle. (''Translated and abridged from Wikipedia''<ref name="Wiki"/> | In 1679-1680, the entire Leopold court took refuge in Prague for fear of a plague epidemic. Nicolò Minato stayed with the Leopold court in Prague. During his eight-month stay, at least nine of Minato's works (serenatas, operas, oratorios) were performed at Prague Castle, seven of them completely new. Of these, the three-act opera ''La patienza di Socrate con due mogli'' (Socrates' Patience with Two Women), which was probably the first comic opera ever performed in Prague, is particularly significant. He also made his mark in the history of Czech music with two sacred compositions, the oratorio ''Abelle di Boemia overo S. Wenceslao'' (The Czech Abel or St. Wenceslaus) and the sepolkra ''La Sacra Lancia'' (The Holy Lance). The St Wenceslas oratorio is probably the only Italian Baroque oratorio on this theme. In ''La Sacra Lancia'', an allegorical play with a Passion theme, he used the actual motif of the plague threat and some contemporary Prague realities. ''Antonio Draghi'' composed the music to these texts. The work was performed during Lent in 1680 in the Church of All Saints at Prague Castle. (''Translated and abridged from Wikipedia''<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
Because of this extended exile, many of Minato's works can be found in the Czech National Library.<ref name="Czech"/> | |||
==Nicolò Minato in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history== | ==Nicolò Minato in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history== | ||
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| [[Mio diletto, mio sospiro|"Ecco l'idolo mio" ... "Mio diletto, mio sospiro"]] | | [[Mio diletto, mio sospiro|"Ecco l'idolo mio" ... "Mio diletto, mio sospiro"]] | ||
| [[Francesco Cavalli]] | | [[Francesco Cavalli]] | ||
| [[Elena]] | | [[Elena (Francesco Cavalli)|Elena]] | ||
| [[Ombra mai fu (Album)]] | | [[Ombra mai fu (Album)]] | ||
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