Musicians and Composers in Rome
The atlas holds 15 people and 26 moments here, from 54 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Nero, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Giuseppe Verdi.
Notable people
Nero
from 54 to 68
6 moments here
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
from 1786 to 1787
3 moments here
German poet, dramatist, novelist, scientist, theatre director, and statesman. Born in Frankfurt, Goethe studied in Leipzig and Strasbourg, practiced…
Giuseppe Verdi
from 1848 to 1893
3 moments here
Italian composer whose career transformed nineteenth-century opera. Born near Busseto, Verdi studied and worked in Busseto and Milan, then traveled…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1770
2 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1689
2 moments here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
Leonardo da Vinci
in 1513
1 moment here
Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…
Martin Luther
in 1510
1 moment here
German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1882
1 moment here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1926
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Mother Teresa
in 1983
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Arthur Schopenhauer
in 1819
1 moment here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Antonio Vivaldi
in 1722
1 moment here
Italian Baroque composer, violinist, priest, teacher, and opera impresario. Born in Venice, Vivaldi held long associations with the Ospedale della…
George Frideric Handel
in 1707
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1994
1 moment here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Carrie Fisher
in 2016
1 moment here
Carrie Frances Fisher was an American actress, writer, and public advocate, internationally known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars films.…
Moments
- 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
- 64 Return to fire-stricken Rome Nero
- 66 Coronation of Tiridates in the Roman Forum Nero
- 67 Triumphal-style return to Rome Nero
- 68 Panic return to Rome Nero
- 68 Flight to Phaon's villa and death Nero
- 1510 Undertakes mission to Rome Martin Luther
- 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1689 Arrival in Rome Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1689 Second Rome stay Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1707 Roman patronage George Frideric Handel
- 1722 Move to Rome Antonio Vivaldi
- 1770 Hears the Miserere in the Sistine Chapel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1770 Reaches Rome Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1786 Arrives in Rome Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1786 Lives with Tischbein in Via del Corso Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1787 Begins second Roman residence Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1819 Winter stay in Rome Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1848 Visit to revolutionary Rome Giuseppe Verdi
- 1853 Visit for Il trovatore Giuseppe Verdi
- 1882 Appears in Rome Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1893 Falstaff premiere visit to Rome Giuseppe Verdi
- 1926 Meets Mussolini in Rome Rabindranath Tagore
- 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
- 1994 Rome hospitalization Kurt Cobain
- 2016 Wonderwell filming at Cinecittà Carrie Fisher