Giovanni Battista Volpe

Giovanni Battista Volpe (c. 1620–1691): 41  was a Venetian composer for operas during the Baroque period. He was also known as Rovetta and Rovettino.: 142 

Volpe was an organist at St Mark's Basilica,: 41  and succeeded Giovanni Legrenzi as maestro di capella of the Cappella Marciana from 1690 until 1691. His uncle was Giovanni Rovetta,: 139  a composer and former maestro di capella.: 135 

He collaborated with the librettist Aurelio Aureli on several projects. Volpe composed the music for the opera La costanza di Rosmonda, which premiered in Venice's Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in 1659.: 330  He then composed the music for the opera Gl'amori d'Apollo e di Leucotoe,: 39  which premiered in the same theatre in 1663.: 332  He composed at least one more opera for the theatre.: 41 

Volpe was the preferred choice of composers in absentia when changes had to be made to their work.: 166–7 

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