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Death Anniversary: Baldassare Galuppi — January 3, 1785

03 January 2027
Death Anniversary: Baldassare Galuppi — January 3, 1785

He died in Venice on 3 January 1785 as maestro di cappella of the Basilica di San Marco. In historic collaboration with the playwright Carlo Goldoni, he transformed comic opera into a sophisticated European art form with masterpieces like Il filosofo di campagna, while his elegant harpsichord sonatas were celebrated internationally.

Dates verified on Treccani, DBI, vol. 51 (1998), voce "GALUPPI, Baldassarre, detto il Buranello" (https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/baldassarre-galuppi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/); Grove Music Online, entry "Galuppi, Baldassarre" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10585).

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