Giovanni Faustini, was an Italian librettist and opera impresario of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his collaborations with the composer Francesco Cavalli. Faustini was born in Venice. Impresario at the Teatro San Cassiano, Teatro San Moisé and Teatro San Apollinare, his 14 libretti were mostly set by Cavalli, with a few being used by other composers.

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  • Giovanni Faustini, was an Italian librettist and opera impresario of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his collaborations with the composer Francesco Cavalli. Faustini was born in Venice. Impresario at the Teatro San Cassiano, Teatro San Moisé and Teatro San Apollinare, his 14 libretti were mostly set by Cavalli, with a few being used by other composers. The libretti Faustini left incomplete at his death were later finished by his brother Marco, who continued his brother's career as impresario at multiple theatres. Three of his librettos are based on mythological themes, but these are exceptions rather than the rule. A typical Faustini plot relies not on myth or classical history but upon his own imagination. He based his creative thinking upon a fundamental pattern of two pair of aristocratic lovers from exotic nations, who undergo a lengthy process of separation and reconciliation, assisted by a good number of clownish servants who provide comic relief. Many devices from Roman comedy and the pastoral genre also appear, such as sleeping potions and letters delivered to the wrong person. Faustini was heavily committed to his career as a professional librettist, and his work with Cavalli was of vital importance in the development of Venetian opera.
  • Giovanni Faustini war ein italienischer Opern-Librettist und Opern-Impresario. Viele seiner Opern-Libretti wurden von dem Komponisten Francesco Cavalli vertont. Faustini war in Venedig Impresario am Teatro San Cassiano (dem 1637 eröffneten ersten öffentlichen Opernhaus), Teatro San Moisé (1639 gegründet) und dem Teatro San Apollinare (das er mit zwei Geschäftspartnern ab 1650 für seine Opernproduktionen anmietete). Von seinen 14 Libretti wurden die meisten von Cavalli vertont – elf waren nur für ihn geschrieben. Meist beruhten sie auf einem Plot folgender Art: zwei Paare von adligen Liebende aus fernen Nationen in verschiedenen Stadien von Trennung und Wiederfinden, assistiert von Dienerschaft in komischen Rollen. Elemente der Handlung waren wie in den damaligen Romanen z. B. Zaubertränke, Verwirrung durch fehlgeleitete Briefe, Verkleidungen. Nur drei seiner Libretti basierten auf mythologischen Motiven. Mit Cavalli bildete er das erfolgreichste Opern-Komponisten-/-Librettisten-Duo im damaligen Venedig der 1640er Jahre, wo sich nach Monteverdis Tod die Gattung der Oper im heutigen Sinn entwickelte. Die Oper erlebte damals in Venedig einen Aufschwung, wie die Gründung zahlreicher konkurrierender Opernhäuser zeigt. Kurz nach der Uraufführung von La Calisto (für die er das Libretto schrieb, Cavalli die Musik) Ende 1651 starb er. Die Geschäftsleitung wurde von seinem Bruder Marco, der im Jahrzehnt danach ein erfolgreicher Impresario wurde, weitergeführt. Faustini hatte eine wichtige Rolle in der Entwicklung der venezianischen Oper, die zu seiner und Cavallis Zeit den Übergang von Hof-Veranstaltungen oder Aufführungen vor Liebhaberkreisen in kommerzielle, öffentliche Opernhäuser wagte. Das spiegelte sich auch in den Libretti wider, die zeitgenössische Unterhaltungsliteratur und Elemente der Commedia dell’arte aufgriffen.
  • Sua madre, Isabetta Vecellio, era figlia del noto pittore Cesare Vecellio. Tra il 1642 e il 1651 scrisse 14 libretti, tutti per essere messi in musica nei teatri veneziani dell'epoca. La maggior parte di questi furono destinati all'impiego del compositore Francesco Cavalli. Giovanni Faustini fu attivo anche come impresario dei teatri San Moisé e San Apollinare. A causa della sua morte prematura (morì a soli 36 anni) lasciò cinque libretti incompiuti, che furono terminati dal fratello Marco, anch'egli affermato impresario. La collaborazione fra Faustini e Cavalli rappresenta senz'altro la decade più altamente fluttuante e formativa della storia dell'opera veneziana (1642-51). I drammi di Faustini, le quali trame e i personaggi erano generalmente inventati, piuttosto che storico o mitologico, lo sviluppo spesso coinvolgeva la relazione di due coppie di amanti. I suoi ultimi lavori, i quali risentono dell'influsso di Giacinto Andrea Cicognini, presentano trame con intrecci complessi.
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  • Giovanni Faustini, was an Italian librettist and opera impresario of the 17th century. He is best remembered for his collaborations with the composer Francesco Cavalli. Faustini was born in Venice. Impresario at the Teatro San Cassiano, Teatro San Moisé and Teatro San Apollinare, his 14 libretti were mostly set by Cavalli, with a few being used by other composers.
  • Giovanni Faustini war ein italienischer Opern-Librettist und Opern-Impresario. Viele seiner Opern-Libretti wurden von dem Komponisten Francesco Cavalli vertont. Faustini war in Venedig Impresario am Teatro San Cassiano (dem 1637 eröffneten ersten öffentlichen Opernhaus), Teatro San Moisé (1639 gegründet) und dem Teatro San Apollinare (das er mit zwei Geschäftspartnern ab 1650 für seine Opernproduktionen anmietete).
  • Sua madre, Isabetta Vecellio, era figlia del noto pittore Cesare Vecellio. Tra il 1642 e il 1651 scrisse 14 libretti, tutti per essere messi in musica nei teatri veneziani dell'epoca. La maggior parte di questi furono destinati all'impiego del compositore Francesco Cavalli. Giovanni Faustini fu attivo anche come impresario dei teatri San Moisé e San Apollinare.
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