Johann Adolph Hasse
Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.
Johann Adolph Hasse | |
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| Born | Bergedorf near Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Baptised | 25 March 1699 |
| Died | 16 December 1783 (aged 84) Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Era | Baroque |
| Spouse | Faustina Bordoni |
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