Michele de Falco (also Falco, di Falco, Farco: c. 1688 in

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– after 1732) was an Italian composer,

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, and a pioneer of the

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genre. He was probably a student of Nicola Fago, with whom he also collaborated on his second opera. He also collaborated with

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on his operas.The operas of Leonardo Vinci, Napoletano p40 Kurt Sven Markstrom - 2007 "The latter had originally been a collaborative effort between Vinci and Michele de Falco. Because the original composer designation to de Falco was omitted for this revival, Prota-Giurleo was of the opinion that Vinci replaced the music "

Operas

*''Lo Lollo pisciaportelle'' (Libretto: Nicola Orilia), ''opera buffa'' 1709 *''I rivali generosi'' (Libretto:

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), ''opera buffa'' 1712 * Nicola Fago: ''Lo Masillo'' (Libretto: Nicola Orilia), 2nd act by Falco, ''opera buffa'' 1712 *''Lo 'mbruoglio d'ammore'' (Libretto: Aniello Piscopo), ''opera buffa'' 1717 *''Armida abbandonata'' (Libretto: :it:Francesco Silvani), Dramma per musica, 1719 *''Lo castiello sacchejato'' (Libretto: Francesco Oliva), Commedia per musica, 1720 (1722 with additions by

, as pasticcio with Pietro Pulli 1732) *''Le pazzie d'ammore'' (under the anagram "Cola Melfiche," Libretto: Francesco Antonio Tullio), ''opera buffa'' 1723 * an intermezzo to the ''dramma per musica'' by

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''Il Siface'', 1726

References

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