CAVALLI, Pietro Francesco
b Crema, Italy, 14 February 1602
d Venice, 17 January 1676, aged seventy-three

He was taught music by his father. He became organist at St Mark's, Venice, and spent two years working in Paris. He was a pupil and follower of Monteverdi. His operas are remarkable for their beautiful arias.

1650 (48)

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1675 (73)

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He wrote more than thirty operas and many sacred works.