Mikhail Kerzelli

Mikhail Franzevich Kerzelli (c. 1740 [or 1750, or 1755] – December 1818) was a pianist, violinist, teacher and composer of string quartets, violin duets, orchestral and liturgical compositions.

Kerzelli was born at Vienna.There are some operas attributed to him:

• Derevensky prazdnik ili Uvenchannaja dobrodetel (Деревенский праздник, или Увенчанная добродетель – The Village Feast or Crowned Virtue, opera in 3 acts, text by Vasily Maikov, 1777 Moscow)
• Finiks (Финикс – Phoenix,text by Nikolai Nikolev), opera in 3 acts (1779 Moscow)
• Arkas i Irisa (Аркас и Ириса – Arkas and Irisa, text byVasily Maikov), one-act opera, c. 1780, Moscow)
• Plenira i Zelim (Пленира и Зелим – Plenira and Zelim, opera in 3 acts (1789 Moscow) (probably belongs to Ivan Kerzelli)

He died in Moscow.