Bawdy and Baroque: Cavalli's 'La Calisto'

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Classical Music News for 2010-07-31

Francesco Cavalli reached the apex of his career in Venice, near the middle of the 17th century, and he did it by exploiting both sides of what could be described as the city's split musical personality. At the time, Venice boasted one of the most vibrant musical communities in Europe. For decades, Venice's church of San Marco had employed a who's who of great composers, including Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, and Claudio Monteverdi, as well as Cavalli himself. Cavalli spent decades at San Marco, starting as a boy soprano and later serving as both an organist and composer. His earliest known compositions were written for the church. And in 1668, when he finally got the job as maestro di cappella, San Marco's senior musician, he kept the position until his death eight years later. (NPR Music)

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