voc, 1574-1621 IT, Arezzo
Singer / Composer of Classical
Francesco Rasi (14 May 1574 – 30 November 1621) was an Italian composer, singer (tenor), chitarrone player, and poet.Rasi was born in Arezzo. He studied at the University of Pisa and in 1594 he was studying with Giulio Caccini. He may have been in Carlo Gesualdo's retinue when he went to Ferrara for his wedding in 1594. In 1598 he joined the court of Duke Vincent I in Mantua, and probably served the Gonzaga family the rest of his life, with whom he travelled all over Italy and as far afield as Poland. He sang in the first performances of Jacopo Peri's Euridice and Caccini's Il rapimento di Cefalo in 1600. In 1607 he created the title role in Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo, and in 1608 sang in the first performances of Marco da Gagliano's Dafne.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Canti Amorosi | Nigel Rogers - Giulio Caccini • Jacopo Peri • Claudio Saracini • Sigismondo D'India • Marco Da Gagliano • Vincenzo Calestani • Francesco Rasi • Giovanni Del Turco | 1975 | Album |