Vicente Martín y Soler
Anastasio Martín Ignacio Vicente Tadeo Francisco Pellegrin Martín y Soler (2 May 175430 January or 10 February 1806) was a Spanish composer of
opera and
ballet. Although relatively obscure now, in his own day he was compared favorably with his contemporary and admirer,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as a composer of
opera buffa. In his time he was called "Martini lo spagnuolo" ("Martini the Spaniard"); in modern times, he has been called "the Valencian Mozart". He was known primarily for his melodious Italian
comic operas and his work with
Lorenzo Da Ponte in the late 18th century, as well as the melody from ''
Una cosa rara'' quoted in the dining scene of Mozart's ''
Don Giovanni''.
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