Tommaso Albinoni

Born into a prosperous Venetian family, he studied violin and singing before dedicating his first published work to Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in 1694, the same year his inaugural opera premiered in Venice. Early engagements possibly included a violinist position for the Duke of Mantua, and his Opus 3 suites secured patronage from Grand Prince Ferdinando de' Medici, establishing his reputation acros… Read more

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