Politically he was allied to the Habsburg cause, and this alliance and his importance diplomatically to the Habsburgs led to him being made a cardinal in 1697. In 1708, he further received the honour of viceroyalty at Naples, where he died.
His libretti are markedly different from the later moralizing tone of Metastasio and Apostolo Zeno, whose ideas came to dictate opera seria. His libretto for Agrippina is marked out by its amorality and the domination of aria over recitative. His portrayal of the Emperor Claudius has been perceived as an oblique attack on the character of Pope Clement XI. Grimani frequently clashed with Clement in the course of protecting the interests of the Habsburgs at the Vatican.
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Harris S. Saunders: "Grimani, Vincenzo", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (grovemusic.com, subscription access; accessed 5 December 2006).
vincenzo, grimani, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2018, learn, when, . This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vincenzo Grimani 15 May 1652 or 26 May 1655 26 September 1710 was an Italian cardinal diplomat and opera librettist Biography editGrimani was born either in Venice or Mantua He is best remembered for having supplied the libretto for George Frideric Handel s early operatic success Agrippina although he also supplied libretti for Elmiro re di Corinto by Carlo Pallavicino and Orazio by G F Tosi All the operas were produced at the Teatro S Giovanni Grisostomo which he owned while the remainder of his family owned several other Venetian opera houses Politically he was allied to the Habsburg cause and this alliance and his importance diplomatically to the Habsburgs led to him being made a cardinal in 1697 In 1708 he further received the honour of viceroyalty at Naples where he died His libretti are markedly different from the later moralizing tone of Metastasio and Apostolo Zeno whose ideas came to dictate opera seria His libretto for Agrippina is marked out by its amorality and the domination of aria over recitative His portrayal of the Emperor Claudius has been perceived as an oblique attack on the character of Pope Clement XI Grimani frequently clashed with Clement in the course of protecting the interests of the Habsburgs at the Vatican References editHarris S Saunders Grimani Vincenzo Grove Music Online ed L Macy grovemusic com subscription access accessed 5 December 2006 Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Italy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vincenzo Grimani amp oldid 1044205760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
