Antonio Cesti

Cesti was the most famous musician of his time both as a singer and a composer. His most important contributions were to be developed in the genres of opera and cantata. He served in a number of different stations that included the Franciscan order, Arezzo, Volterra, S Croce, Venice, Vienna, Rome, Innsbruck and in the court of the Medicis. Cesti's early music was unfortunately jaded by the ...more