Antonio Sacchini

Biography

Antonio Sacchini (Born Florence, 14 June 1730 – died Paris, 6 October 1786) was an Italian opera composer.

Sacchini was raised and received his musical education in Naples, where he wrote his first operas, thereafter moving to Venice, then London and eventually Paris. He was one of the leading composers of opera seria.

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