Tommaso traetta biography examples

Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta (March 30, 1727 – April 6, 1779) was an Italiancomposer in the Classical era who was influential in the reform opera movement which combined elements of the Frenchopera comique and the Italian opera seria to create a more emotional and effective musical production.

Traetta was also one of the first composers who listened to the concerns of the librettists and worked with them to reform the structure of Italian operas.

Tommaso traetta biography examples

His sensitivity and ability to accommodate the needs of the librettists foreshadowed the success of his operas into translating the music for others. Traetta's unselfish actions towards the facility of the libretto demonstrated that music contains a cooperative give and take action, an action of living for the sake of others.

Biography

Traetta was born in Bitonto, a town near Bari, right down near the top of the heel of the boot of Italy. He eventually became a pupil of the composer, singer and teacher, Nicola Porpor