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Davide Perez (1711 – 30 October 1778) was an Italian opera composer born in Naples of Italian parents, and later resident court composer at Lisbon from 1752.[1] He staged three operas on librettos of Metastasio at Lisbon with huge success in 1753, 1754, and 1755.[2] Following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, Perez turned from opera mostly to church music.[3]
- ^ A short history of opera: Volume 1 Donald Jay Grout - 1947: "Davide Perez (1711-1778) was born at Naples of Spanish parents. After a career at Naples, ..."; Dissertation abstracts: The humanities and social sciences University Microfilms - 1967 The Operas of David Perez (Order No. 67-11039) Paul Joseph Jackson, PhD Stanford University, 1967: "In his own lifetime, David Perez (1711-1778) was consistently named with the greatest masters of eighteenth century opera seria."
- ^ Anuário: Volumes 2-4 Tulane University. Inter-American Institute for Musical Research, JSTOR (Organization) - 1966: "Davide Perez (1711-1778), resident court composer at Lisbon since 1752, had composed the music for the three Metastasio operas premiered at Lisbon with huge success in 1753, 1754, and 1755 – Didone abbandonata, Artaserse, ..."
- ^ The Church Music of Davide Perez and Niccolò Jommelli - Page 66 Mauricio Dottori: "In the wake of the 1755 earthquake, Perez assumed a less public rôle than he had before, his life becoming more discreet "