Attilio Ariosti
Baroque Italian composer Attilio Malachia Ariosti was born in Bologna on 5 November 1666.
After beginning his adult life as a monk, he changed vocation, becoming a composer in the court of the Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.
He wrote over thirty operas and oratorios, plus many cantatas and instrumental works.
Ariosti died in 1729.
A selection of articles about Attilio Ariosti
CD Spotlight. An Operatic Oratorio - Attilio Ariosti's 'La Profezia d'Eliseo', recommended by Giuseppe Pennisi. 'The rendering is very good: ensemble and singers are Baroque specialists.'
CD Spotlight. Operatic Riches - Arias by Handel, Bononcini and Ariosti, heard by Gerald Fenech. 'Lawrence Zazzo has a bright and clear timbre ...'