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Giovanni Pacini

1796 - 1867

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Giovanni Pacini (11 February 1796 – 6 December 1867) was an Italian composer, best known for his operas. Pacini was born in Catania, Sicily, the son of the buffo Luigi Pacini, who was to appear in the premieres of many of Giovanni's operas. The family was of Tuscan origin, living in Catania when the composer was born. He served as the Florence Conservatory's first director from 1849 through 1862. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Pacini is the 443rd most popular composer (up from 463rd in 2019), the 1,756th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,814th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Italian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Giovanni Pacini ranks 443 out of 1,451. Before him are William Walton, Leopold Koželuch, Alexandre Guilmant, Vladimir Cosma, Agostino Steffani, and Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia. After him are Hugo Riemann, Miki Matsubara, Grock, Johannes Tinctoris, Carl Loewe, and John Blow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Giovanni Pacini ranks 15. Before him are Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg, Asher Brown Durand, Jakob Steiner, Walter Hunt, Peter Fendi, and Philipp Franz von Siebold. After him are Carl Loewe, Carl Ludwig Blume, Ang Duong, Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia, and François Mignet. Among people deceased in 1867, Giovanni Pacini ranks 20. Before him are Victor Cousin, Princess Sophie of Saxony, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, James Ferguson, Elias Howe, and Peter von Cornelius. After him are Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Archduchess Mathilda of Austria, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, and Miguel Miramón.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Pacini ranks 1,756 out of 5,161. Before him are Agostino Steffani (1654), Ercole Consalvi (1757), Lollia Paulina (15), Bartolomeo Platina (1421), Renato Corsetti (1941), and Agostino Barbarigo (1420). After him are Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Bona of Savoy (1449), Palma il Giovane (1548), Silvia Federici (1942), and Francesco Francia (1450).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Giovanni Pacini ranks 81. Before him are Giovanni Legrenzi (1626), Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675), Adriano Banchieri (1568), Domenico Zipoli (1688), Francesco Cilea (1866), and Agostino Steffani (1654). After him are Bruno Maderna (1920), Stefano Landi (1587), Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876), Antonio Maria Abbatini (1595), Alfredo Catalani (1854), and Paolo Tosti (1846).

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