A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Tadolini, Giovanni

by George Grove

TADOLINI, Giovanni, born at Bologna in 1793, learned composition from Mattei, and singing from Babini, and at the age of 18 was appointed by Spontini accompanyist and chorus-master at the Théâtre des Italiens, Paris. He kept this post till the fall of Paris in 1814, when he returned to Italy. There he remained, writing operas and occupied in music till 1830, when he went back to the Theâtre Italien, with his wife, Eugenia Savorini (born at Forli, 1809), whom he had married shortly before, and resumed his old functions till 1839, when he once more returned to Italy, and died at Bologna Nov. 29, 1872. His operas are 'La Fata Alcina' (Venice, 1814); 'La Principessa di Navarra' (Bologna, 1816?); 'Il Credulo deluso' (Rome, 1820?); 'Tamerlano' (Bologna, 1822?) 'Moctar' (Milan, 1824?); 'Mitridate' (Venice, 1826?); 'Almanzor' (Trieste, 1828?). One of his canzonets, 'Eco di Scozia,' with horn obligato, was much sung by Rubini. Tadolini was at one time credited with having written the concluding fugue in Rossini's Stabat (see Berlioz, 'Soirées de l'orchestre' 2ème Epilogue). The above is chiefly compiled from Fétis.

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