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Giuseppe Millico

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Giuseppe Millico

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Also known as Vito Giuseppe Millico

Italian opera singer

Person · Open Library

Born
1737
Died
1802
Works
8

Top works

  • Six songs with an accompaniment for the great or small harp, forte- piano or harpsichord
  • La Zelinda
  • A second sett of six songs
  • A third sett of six canzonets
  • A fourth sett of six canzonets

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Italy
Active from
1737
Active to
1802

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
13
Total plays
56

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italian18th century

Vito Giuseppe Millico (19 January 1737 – 2 October 1802), nicknamed “Il Moscovita,” was an Italian soprano castrato, celebrated for his interpretations of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s reform operas. Born in Terlizzi near Bari, he trained in Naples before making his debut in Rome in 1757 and spending 1758–65 at the Russian court. Gluck adapted the role of Orpheus in Orfeo ed Euridice for Millico’s soprano, and later rewrote <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Giuseppe+Millico">Read more on Last.fm

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Giuseppe Millico
date of death
1802-10-02
date of birth
1737-01-19
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Giuseppe Millico, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Available in 4 languages

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