Luigi Cherubini
Luigi Cherubini · Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Luigi Cherubini

1760 – 1842 · aged 82

Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)

Born
14 Sept 1760 · Florence
Died
15 Mar 1842 · Paris

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Showing 94 years
  1. 14 Sept 1760BornBorn in Florence
  2. 1822 – 1842RoleDirector
  3. 15 Mar 1842DiedDied in Paris

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Major world events during their lifetime (1760 – 1842).

  1. c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
  2. 1765 – 1783American Revolution
  3. 1789 – 1799French Revolution
  4. 1812 – 1815War of 1812
  5. 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna

Biography

Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini ( KERR-uu-BEE-nee; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni]; 8 or 14 September 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest living composer of his era. Cherubini's operas were heavily praised and interpreted by Rossini.

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