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Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (died 1676)

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Francesco Cavalli

Italian composer (1602–1676)

Francesco Cavalli was a Venetian composer, organist and singer of the early Baroque period. He succeeded his teacher Claudio Monteverdi as the dominant and leading opera composer of the mid 17th-century. A central figure of Venetian musical life, Cavalli wrote more than thirty…
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February 14

Day of the year

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 320 days remain until the end of the year.
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