Baroque · Spain and Portugal
1673 – 1747
Artà (Mallorca) - Madrid
Review
Born in Artà, he entered as a child in the choir of the Royal Chapel of Madrid, where he was a violinist and composer throughout his life.
He was one of the main authors of baroque zarzuela. His Acis and Galatea (1708), on the same myth that inspired Lully and Händel, is one of the jewels of the Spanish musical theatre.
Main works
- Zarzuela Jupiter and Danae (1700)
- Opera Elements (c. 1705)
- Zarzuela Acis and Galatea (1708)
- Zarzuela With love there is no freedom (1709)
- Human songs
- Psalms and sacred music for the Royal Chapel
