Guglielmi, PIETRO

Guglielmi, PIETRO, a celebrated musician and composer, was born at Massa di Carrara in May 1727. His first opera, composed at the age of twenty-eight, was greeted with enthusiasm at Turin. He visited the chief cities of Italy, everywhere with success. After a residence of some months at Dresden and various other towns, Guglielmi passed over to London, where he remained five years. At the age of fifty he returned to Naples with the double prestige of great fame and wealth, and in 1793 Pope Pius VI. appointed him Maestro di Cappella at St Peter's. He died 19th November 1804. Among his most popular operas were La Didone; Enea e Lavinia; I due Gemelli; La Serva Innamorata; La Pastorella Nobile; La Bella Pescatrice.