Overview

Johann Adolph Hasse (born in Bergedorf, near Hamburg, baptised 25 March 1699 – died in Venice 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music.

Biography

Johann Adolph Hasse (born in Bergedorf, near Hamburg, baptised 25 March 1699 – died in Venice 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a great friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.

Information
Info： German composer
Index： 7.5
Type： Person Male
Period： 1699.3.25 - 1783.12.16
Age： aged 84
Area ：Germany
Occupation ：Composer
Periods ：Baroque / Classical Period
Sect ：Neapolitan School

Artist

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