Fiocchi, Vincent
(1767–1845)> COMPOSER
Fiocchi, Vincent (1767, Rome; 1845, Paris), composer, began his musical studies under Fenaroli in Naples. He composed 16 operas before coming to Paris to earn his living by teaching singing and composition. The future did not look especially promising for him and his emigration to Paris was beginning to look like a serious error in judgment, when he was invited to do a Sophocle for the 1810 decennial competition. No prize was awarded, but Fiocchi persisted in trying to have his work produced…