Michele de Falco

Michele de Falco (also Falco, di Falco, Farco: c. 1688 in Naples after 1732) was an Italian composer, maestro di cappella, and a pioneer of the opera buffa genre.[1] He was probably a student of Nicola Fago, with whom he also collaboratored on his second opera. He also collaborated with Leonardo Vinci on his operas.[2]

Operas

References

  1. Julie Anne Sadie Companion to Baroque Music p73 1998 "Falco, Michele (?1688-after 1732). Maestro di cappella and one of the first musical collaborators of Neapolitan ...
  2. The operas of Leonardo Vinci, Napoletano p40 Kurt Sven Markstrom - 2007 "The latter had originally been a collaborative effort between Vinci and Michele de Falco. Because the original composer designation to de Falco was omitted for this revival, Prota-Giurleo was of the opinion that Vinci replaced the music "


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