Gennaro Manna (12 December 1715 - 28 December 1779) was an Italian composer based in Naples. He was a member of the Neapolitan School. His compositional output includes 13 operas and more than 150 sacred works, including several oratorios.[1]
The son of Giuseppe Maria Manna and Caterina Feo (sister of the composer Francesco Feo), he received his musical training at the Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio a Porta Capuana [it] in Naples, where his uncle Francesco Feo was primo maestro. He made his operatic debut at the Teatro Argentina in Rome with Tito Manlio on 21 January 1742. Thanks to its success, he received a new commission from the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice for the carnival of the following year, where he gave Siroe re di Persia.
After his return to Naples, he composed Festa teatrale per la nascita dell'Infante with Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, which was never staged. In 1744, he was appointed maestro di cappella of the Senate of Naples, succeeding Domenico Sarro, and in January 1745, with Achille in Sciro, he made his debut at the Teatro di San Carlo with Giovanna Astrua [it] and Gaetano Majorano, which was well received. On 1 October 1755, after the death of Francesco Durante, the primo maestro of the Conservatory of Santa Maria di Loreto [it], he took the position of interim teacher next to the secondo maestro Pietro-Antonio Gallo [it], but on 13 February 1756 he won the competition to become permanent. Between 1760 and 1761 he performed his last theatrical works, the serenata Enea in Cuma and the opera seria Temistocle. In January 1761 he succeeded his uncle Feo as director of the chapel of the Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, and on May 9 of the same year he received the same position for the Naples Cathedral. He remained active as a composer of sacred music until his death.
Within his family his brother Giacinto Mannait [it] and his cousin Cristoforo Manna [it] also gained fame as musicians.
Il Sacrificio di Melchisedec (componimento drammatico, libretto by M. Tarzia, 1776, Naples)
Sacred musicEdit
OratoriosEdit
Gios re di Giuda (1747, Naples)
Sepultra Sarae sive Pietas in mortuos (1748)
Davide (Palermo, 1751)
Rubri maris trajectus (Monte Reale, 1761)
Debora (1769)
Esther (1770)
Il Seraficio Alverna (Naples)
Israelis liberato sive Esther (Monte Reale)
Other sacred musicEdit
12 masses
7 Gloria
Domine ad adiuvantum for 5 voices
2 Credo
2 Magnificat
3 Te Deum
14 Lamentations
Christus
2 Lezioni per la notte del Santissimo Natale
3 Jube Domine benedicere for solo voice
3 Benedictus Dominus
Confitebor for solo voice
12 Dixit
2 Laudate pueri for solo voice
Gloria patri for solo voice
2 Veni sponsa
Lauda Sion for 5 voices
Pange lingua
4 Inni
Tantum ergo for solo voice
Cori di anime penanti for 5 voices
35 motets with choir
14 motets and arias for solo voice
Passion according to John
Other minor works
ReferencesEdit
^Rochus Freiherr von Liliencron; Franz X. von Wegele; Anton Bettelheim (1884). Allgemeine deutsche Biographie ...: Auf Veranlassung ... Duncker & Humblot. p. 374.
October 21, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gennaro Manna news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gennaro Manna 12 December 1715 28 December 1779 was an Italian composer based in Naples He was a member of the Neapolitan School His compositional output includes 13 operas and more than 150 sacred works including several oratorios 1 Gennaro MannaBackground informationBorn 1715 12 12 12 December 1715Naples ItalyDied28 December 1779 1779 12 28 aged 64 Naples ItalyGenresOperaOccupation s Composer teacher Contents 1 Life 2 Style 3 Works 3 1 Theatrical works 3 2 Sacred music 3 2 1 Oratorios 3 2 2 Other sacred music 4 ReferencesLife EditThe son of Giuseppe Maria Manna and Caterina Feo sister of the composer Francesco Feo he received his musical training at the Conservatorio di Sant Onofrio a Porta Capuana it in Naples where his uncle Francesco Feo was primo maestro He made his operatic debut at the Teatro Argentina in Rome with Tito Manlio on 21 January 1742 Thanks to its success he received a new commission from the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo in Venice for the carnival of the following year where he gave Siroe re di Persia After his return to Naples he composed Festa teatrale per la nascita dell Infante with Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino which was never staged In 1744 he was appointed maestro di cappella of the Senate of Naples succeeding Domenico Sarro and in January 1745 with Achille in Sciro he made his debut at the Teatro di San Carlo with Giovanna Astrua it and Gaetano Majorano which was well received On 1 October 1755 after the death of Francesco Durante the primo maestro of the Conservatory of Santa Maria di Loreto it he took the position of interim teacher next to the secondo maestro Pietro Antonio Gallo it but on 13 February 1756 he won the competition to become permanent Between 1760 and 1761 he performed his last theatrical works the serenata Enea in Cuma and the opera seria Temistocle In January 1761 he succeeded his uncle Feo as director of the chapel of the Santissima Annunziata Maggiore and on May 9 of the same year he received the same position for the Naples Cathedral He remained active as a composer of sacred music until his death Within his family his brother Giacinto Mannait it and his cousin Cristoforo Manna it also gained fame as musicians Style EditUnlike his contemporaries Niccolo Jommelli Gaetano Latilla and Girolamo Abos he left the field of opera buffa to deal only with that of the opera seria in which he was much appreciated by the composers of his time In his compositional style there are elements of both the galant style and pre classicism Works EditTheatrical works Edit Tito Manlio opera seria libretto by Gaetano Roccaforte 1742 Rome Siroe re di Persia opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio 1743 Venice Festa teatrale per la nascita dell Infante serenata in collaboration with Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino 1743 Naples never staged Artaserse opera seria revision of the opera of the same name by Leonardo Vinci libretto by Pietro Metastasio 1743 Naples Achille in Sciro opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio 1745 L Impero dell universo con Give componimento drammatico libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi 1745 Naples Lucio Vero ossia Il Vologeso opera seria libretto by Apostolo Zeno 1745 Teatro San Carlo di Napoli with Gaetano Majorano ed Annibale Pio Fabri Arsace opera seria 1746 Naples La clemenza di Tito opera seria 1747 Messina Adriano placata opera seria 1748 Ferrara Lucio Papirio dittatore opera pastorale libretto by Apostolo Zeno 1748 Roma Il Lucio Papirio opera seria 1749 Palermo Eumene opera seria libretto by Apostolo Zeno 1750 Turin Didone abbandonata opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio 1751 Venice Demofoonte opera seria libretto by Pietro Metastasio 1754 Teatro Regio di Torino directed by Giovanni Battista Somis Enea in Cuma serenata 1760 Naples Il Sacrificio di Melchisedec componimento drammatico libretto by M Tarzia 1776 Naples Sacred music Edit Oratorios Edit Gios re di Giuda 1747 Naples Sepultra Sarae sive Pietas in mortuos 1748 Davide Palermo 1751 Rubri maris trajectus Monte Reale 1761 Debora 1769 Esther 1770 Il Seraficio Alverna Naples Israelis liberato sive Esther Monte Reale Other sacred music Edit 12 masses 7 Gloria Domine ad adiuvantum for 5 voices 2 Credo 2 Magnificat 3 Te Deum 14 Lamentations Christus 2 Lezioni per la notte del Santissimo Natale 3 Jube Domine benedicere for solo voice 3 Benedictus Dominus Confitebor for solo voice 12 Dixit 2 Laudate pueri for solo voice Gloria patri for solo voice 2 Veni sponsa Lauda Sion for 5 voices Pange lingua 4 Inni Tantum ergo for solo voice Cori di anime penanti for 5 voices 35 motets with choir 14 motets and arias for solo voice Passion according to John Other minor worksReferences Edit Rochus Freiherr von Liliencron Franz X von Wegele Anton Bettelheim 1884 Allgemeine deutsche Biographie Auf Veranlassung Duncker amp Humblot p 374 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gennaro Manna amp oldid 1151406271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
