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Benedetto Ferrari
Person · male · Reggio Emilia · born 1603 · died 1681 · recording since 2000
Italian poet, composer and librettist
Also known as Benedetto Ferrari della Tiorba · ベネデット・フェラーリ
Timeline
4 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1600s
1680s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Il Sansone
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography268 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1352473099
Biography
Benedetto Ferrari (c. 1603 – 22 October 1681) was an Italian composer, particularly of opera, librettist, and theorbo player.
Biography
Benedetto Ferrari was born in Reggio nell'Emilia. He worked in Rome (1617–1618), Parma (1619–1623), and possibly in Modena at some time between 1623 and 1637. He created music and libretti in Venice and Bologna, 1637–1644. Ferrari's Andromeda, with music by Francesco Manelli, was the first Venetian opera performed in a public theatre (in 1637). Subsequently, he provided both the text and the music for two operas, both presented in Venice: La maga fulminata (1638) and Il pastor regio (1640). The 1641 Bolognese staging of the latter included, as its final duet, the text "Pur ti miro, pur ti godo," which was later reused, possibly with Ferrari's music, for the final duet in the surviving manuscripts of Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea.
Ferrari went to Vienna in 1651, serving the emperor Ferdinand III. Upon returning to Modena in 1653, he was appointed court choirmaster. His post was eliminated in 1662 but reinstated in 1674, after which he served until his death at Modena. Many sources recount his virtuosity as a theorbo player.
None of his operatic music survives. Extant works include libretti, an oratorio, and three books of monodies under the title Musiche varie a voce sola (Venice 1633, 1637, 1641). Though the last were composed within a relatively short time span, they reflect the changing style of accompanied monody, from the emergence of recitar cantando (midway between song and speech) to the vocal style that is typical of mid-17th century opera, with a more distinctive melody and a clearer rhythm.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -319 | 1.5th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:09:39
1Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: Amanti, Io Vi So Dire (Ciaccona)5:142Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: Deggio Amarvi3:383Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: Pur Ti Miro3:434Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: Amor Tu M'hai Pur Colto2:265Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: Io V'amo E V'amero3:096Musiche E Poesi Varie, Libro Terzo: O Monumenti Apritevi !2:077Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Sinfonia0:578Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Già Dalla Fiamma Ultrice1:239Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Viva, Viva, Viva, Viva,1:0810Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Cessate, Amiche Genti1:1311Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Alle Stelle Militanti0:3912Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Ma Qual Bellezza Ammiro1:4813Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Quel Tuo Labbro, Che Pace Promette1:0314Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Infelice Mio Cor, Che Speri Più2:1815Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Deh Bella Raffrena2:0316Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Degno Amor, Quanto Stringenti1:0117Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Nel Capitano Ebreo0:5218Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Sanson, Dove Trascori2:2019Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Come Mia Volete Più0:5520Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Cosi Quel Sol, Che I Gloriosi Rai1:4521Il Sansone: Canto Primo: Amanti, Che Correte1:0422Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Sinfonia0:4423Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Ho Vinto, Amici, Ho Vinto0:4824Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Come Vi Date Vanto2:0225Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Vincesti, O Donna, è Vero2:0426Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Intanto Che Nel Sono0:4627Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Dove Vai ?1:5128Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Importuna Ragion; Vani Argomenti2:3629Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Ma Tu, Deh Caro, Appaga5:0430Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Che Festi, O Dio, Che Festi1:1131Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Dormi, Dormi Invito Marte4:3532Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Dai Confini Del Mondo4:4233Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Ben Ti Sta, Folle Che Sei0:5834Il Sansone: Canto Secondo: Apprendete, O Mortali1:32
Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -319 | 1.5th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedetto_Ferraribiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q816842 · MusicBrainz: 39921619-9101-4630-9ea3-ccb3aa997f97
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