Marc Antonio Cesti

Marc Antonio Cesti (HM1ALU)

Location: Innsbruck, Tyrol 6020 Innsbruck
Country: Austria
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N 47° 16.162', E 11° 23.612'

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(1623 Arezzo - 1669 Florenz)

Marc Antonio Cesti(1623 Arezzo - 1669 Florenz)Seit 1645 Kapellmeister am Dom zu Volterra, kam er 1652 als Hofkapellmeister an den Hof Erzherzog Ferdinand Karls. Urspr?nglich nur als Komponist f?r Auftragswerke, ?bersiedelte er um 1654 nach Innsbruck und sollte Leiter eines geplanten Kom?dienhauses werden Er bekam vom F?rsten das Haus Pfarrgasse 5 geschenkt.Im Jahre 1665 wurde er Vizekapellmeister am Hof Leopolds I. in Wien, f?r dessen Hochzeit er die Prunkoper "Il pomo d'oro" komponierte. Neben einer Vielzahl von Kantaten komponierte er 15 Opern f?r Venedig, Innsbruck und Wien. Er galt als einer der grsten Komponisten seiner Zeit.

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F?r die renovierung dieses hauses wurde die stadt Innsbruck im jahre 1984 mit dem Europa nostra diplom ausgezeichnet


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Marc Antonio Cesti(Arezzo 1623 - Florence 1669)Conductor at the Cathedral of Volterra from 1645, he then went in 1652 to assume the role of Kapellmeister at the court of Archduke Ferdinand Charles. Originally only a composer of commissioned works, in about 1654 he moved to Innsbruck in order to become the leader of a planned playhouse.He was given the Prince's house on Pfarrgasse No. 5.In 1665 he became Vice-Kapellmeister at the court of Leopold I in Vienna, for which he composed the wedding ceremonial opera "The Golden Apple". Besides a large number of cantatas, he composed 15 operas for theaters in Venice, Innsbruck and Vienna. He was considered one of the greatest composers of his time.

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For the renovation of this house the City of Innsbruck was awarded the Europe Nostra diploma in 1984.
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HM NumberHM1ALU
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Placed ByStadt Innsbruck (City of Innsbruck)
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 12:19pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)32T E 681049 N 5237877
Decimal Degrees47.26936667, 11.39353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 16.162', E 11° 23.612'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 16' 9.72" N, 11° 23' 36.72" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5 Pfarrgasse, Innsbruck Tyrol 6020, AT
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