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Giovanni Battista Viotti was a violinist whose virtuosity was famed and whose work as a composer featured a prominent violin and an appealing lyrical tunefulness.
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He was also a director of French and Italian opera companies in Paris and London.
Background
Giovanni Battista Viotti was born on May 12, 1755, in Fontanetto Po, Savoia, Kingdom of Sardinia.
Education
For his musical talent, he was taken into the household of principe Alfonso dal Pozzo della Cisterna in Turin, where he received a musical education that prepared him to be a pupil of Gaetano Pugnani.
Career
Giovanni Battista Viotti served at the Savoia court in Turin, 1773–80, then toured as a soloist, at first with Pugnani, before going to Paris alone, where he made his début at the Concert Spirituel, 17 March 1782.
He was an instant sensation and served for a time at Versailles before founding a new