1. Ferdinando Paer was an Italian composer known for his operas.
12 Facts About Ferdinando Paer
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Ferdinando Paer was of Austrian descent and used the German spelling Par in application for printing in Venice, and later in France the spelling Paer.
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Ferdinando Paer was born in Parma into a family of Austrian descent.
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Ferdinando Paer's grandfather Michael Par was a regimental band member from Peterwardein.
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Ferdinando Paer's father Giulio Paer was a trumpeter with the Ducal Bodyguards and performed at church and court events; his mother was Francesca Cutica.
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Ferdinando Paer was named Ferdinando after Duke Ferdinand of Parma by Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Duke Ferdinand's wife.
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Ferdinando Paer studied music theory under the violinist Gasparo Ghiretti, a pupil of the Conservatorio della Pieta de' Turchini in Naples.
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Ferdinando Paer enjoyed the patronage of the music-loving Empress Marie Therese, composing several works for her private concerts.
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Ferdinando Paer retained this post after the Restoration while accepting those of chamber composer to the king and conductor of the private orchestra of the Duke of Orleans.
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In 1831, Ferdinando Paer was quickly employed in the Academie des Beaux-Arts and became a strong contributor to the opera culture at the Opera-Comique alongside colleagues like Daniel Auber and Felice Blangini.
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On May 3,1839 Ferdinando Paer died in his Paris apartment at the age of 67, and had his funeral conducted at the Church of Saint-Roch three days later.
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Ferdinando Paer wrote a total of 55 operas, in the Italian Classical styles of Paisiello and Cimarosa.