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Italian composer

Not to be confused with Niccolò Piccinino.

This article is about the person. For the conservatory, see Niccolò Piccinni Conservatory.

Niccolò Piccinni (Italian:[nikkoˈlɔppitˈtʃinni]; 16 January 1728 – 7 May 1800) was an Italian composer of symphonies, sacred music, chamber music, and opera.

Although he is somewhat obscure today, Piccinni was one of the most popular composers of opera—particularly the Neapolitanopera buffa—of the Classical period.

Niccolo piccinni biography of george

Life

Piccinni was born in Bari, in the Apulia region. From the age of fourteen, he was educated at the Conservatory of San Onofrio by Leonardo Leo and Francesco Durante,^[1] thanks to the intervention of the Bishop of Bari (his father, although himself a musician, was opposed to his son following the same career).

Piccinni's first opera, Le donne dispettose, was produced in 1755 with the patronage of Prince Vintimille.^[1] In 1760 he composed, at Rome, the chef