A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Trento, Vittorio

by Franz Gehring

TRENTO, Vittorio, composer, born in Venice, 1761 (or 1765), date of death unknown, pupil of Bertoni, and composer of ballets. His first, 'Mastino della Scala' (1785), was successful enough to procure him commissions from various towns. He was induced by Dragonetti to come to London, and there he composed the immensely popular 'Triumph of Love' (Drury Lane, 1797). His first opera buffa, 'Teresa Vedova,' succeeded, and was followed by many others. In 1804 he composed 'Ifigenia in Aulide.' In 1806 he became impresario in Amsterdam, and there produced with great success an oratorio 'The Deluge' (1808). Soon afterwards he went to Lisbon, also as impresario. In 1824 he returned to Venice, and after that his name disappears. He composed about 10 ballets, 20 operas, and a few oratorios, one being the 'Maccabees.' His scores are in the collection of Messrs. Ricordi of Milan.

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