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Boccherini – La Clementina
Luigi Boccherini composed the music for the zarzuela “Clementina,” written by Don Ramón de la Cruz. The neoclassical work was commissioned by the Countess-Duchess of Benavente and later performed in…
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Luigi Boccherini
…and Later Years In 1785, Boccherini faced a series of personal tragedies. He lost his Spanish patron, Infante Don Luis, and his wife, Clementina Pelicho. Despite these setbacks, his creative…