Pulii, Pietro
Pulii, Pietro
Pulii, Pietro , Italian composer; b. Naples, c. 1710; d. after 1759. He was active as a composer of operas for various Italian theaters.
Works
DRAMATIC: Opera: Li zitelle de lo vòm-mero (Naples, 1731); La marina de chiaja (Naples, 1734); II carnevale e la pazzia (Modena, Carnival 1739–40); Le nozze del Piacere e dell’Allegria (Modena, Carnival 1739–10); Caio Marzio Coriolano (Reggio Emilia, 1741); Zenobia (Milan, Dec. 26, 1748); II Demetrio (Milan, Carnival 1749); Vologeso re dei Parti (Modena, Carnival 1750); Olimpiade (Modena, Jan. 1751). OTHER: Sin-fonias, 4 sonatas for Flute and Bass, and arias.
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