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 ...'

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