Johann Adolph Hasse

Johann Adolph Hasse
Portrait of Hasse, 18th-century
Born
Bergedorf near Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire
Baptised25 March 1699
Died16 December 1783(1783-12-16) (aged 84)
Venice, Republic of Venice
EraBaroque
SpouseFaustina Bordoni

Johann Adolph Hasse (baptised 25 March 1699 – 16 December 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Married to soprano Faustina Bordoni and a friend of librettist Pietro Metastasio, whose libretti he frequently set, Hasse was a pivotal figure in the development of opera seria and 18th-century music.


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