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Saverio Mercadante

1795 - 1870

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Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 1795 – 17 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond his own lifetime, he composed as prolifically as either and his development of operatic structures, melodic styles and orchestration contributed significantly to the foundations upon which Giuseppe Verdi built his dramatic technique. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saverio Mercadante is the 268th most popular composer (up from 321st in 2019), the 1,176th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,418th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Italian Composer.

Saverio Mercadante was an Italian composer who wrote operas, oratorios, and sacred music. He is most famous for his opera "Il Giuramento" which premiered in Milan in 1838.

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Among composers, Saverio Mercadante ranks 268 out of 1,451. Before him are Antonio Caldara, Francesco Landini, Niels Gade, Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Johann Christoph Bach, and Andrea Luchesi. After him are Turlough O'Carolan, Joseph Lanner, Howard Shore, Johann Christoph Bach, Friedrich Kuhlau, and Steve Reich.

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Among people born in 1795, Saverio Mercadante ranks 15. Before him are Ernst Heinrich Weber, Rowland Hill, Gabriel Lamé, Antonio José de Sucre, Dingane kaSenzangakhona, and Dred Scott. After him are Ary Scheffer, Alexander Griboyedov, John William Polidori, Hadji Murad, Anselme Payen, and Vincent Pallotti. Among people deceased in 1870, Saverio Mercadante ranks 13. Before him are Comte de Lautréamont, Alexander Herzen, Francisco Solano López, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Gabriel Lamé. After him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Princess Louise of Prussia, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Victor Noir, and Anthony Mary Claret.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saverio Mercadante ranks 1,176 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacopo della Quercia (1374), Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700), Alfredo Ferrari (1932), Lucio Dalla (1943), Andrea Luchesi (1741), and Maurizio Sarri (1959). After him are Catherine of Valois–Courtenay (1301), Saint Maurus (512), Sergio Corbucci (1926), Caesar Baronius (1538), William III of Sicily (1185), and Salvatore Schillaci (1964).

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Among COMPOSERS In Italy

Among composers born in Italy, Saverio Mercadante ranks 58. Before him are Gaspare Spontini (1774), Maurizio Pollini (1942), Antonio Caldara (1670), Francesco Landini (1325), Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700), and Andrea Luchesi (1741). After him are Gioseffo Zarlino (1517), Francesco Geminiani (1687), Niccolò Jommelli (1714), Antonio Lotti (1667), Pietro Della Valle (1586), and Luca Marenzio (1553).

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