As the son of an organist, Hasse began singing at the operas in Hamburg and Braunschweig, went to Naples in 1722 and became a student of N. Porpora and A. Scarlatti. 1727 Kapellmeister at the Ospedale degli Incurabili in Venice. From the end of 1733, he had a permanent position in Dresden and remained in the Saxon court service at the Italian opera for 30 years - with interruptions for guest appearances in Vienna, London, Munich, Paris, Warsaw, Berlin, and Italy. This was followed by stops in Vienna and finally Venice.
Works
Sanctus Petrus et Sancta Maria Magdalena
KamH 2