Bianchi, Francesco
1752 - Francesco was born.
1772 - His first opera, Giulio Sabino,was produced in Cremona.
- He composed more than eighty operas, often traveling to Naples, Florence, Venice, or Paris to oversee or conduct performances.
1785-1797 - He was an organist at St. Mark's, Venice; there he also helped reorganize the diocesan archive.
- He composed a few oratorios, cantatas, Masses, and instrumental works.
- He authored or coauthored five theoretical treatises; all remained in manuscript except for the Trattato d'armonia teorico pratico, excerpted in Quarterly Musical Review.
1810 - Francesco Bianchi died.
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