Ciampi, Legrenzio-Vincenzo

Ciampi, Legrenzio-Vincenzo (1719; ?), composer, was quite young when he finished his first opera, L’Arcadia in Brenta. His next work was Bertoldo alla corte. In 1748 he went on a tour with a troupe of his compatriots to visit England and to produce a series of operas in London before returning to the Continent. Yet it was not Ciampi’s group that brought Bertoldo alla corte to Paris. This work was staged at the Palais-Royal for the first time on 22 November 1753 by Bambini’s company during the…