Background
He was born in Valeggio sul Mincio into a family of landowners.
composer conductor music educator
He was born in Valeggio sul Mincio into a family of landowners.
In 1818 he was appointed to the dual position of director and principal conductor of the Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, a position he held for over 25 years. He was also highly active as a teacher of singing and music composition in that city. Most of his compositional output was sacred music, the majority of which was written for services at the Verona Cathedral.
Most of his music is now lost, but copies of his Miserere and Messe still exist
On three occasions he provided the Piedmontese minister of war a detailed plan for the taking the city of Verona, but the negligence and incompetence of Charles Albert of Sardinia"s generals and other staff members led to their failure on acting upon the intelligence he provided.
Ultimately the first war of independence ended in a stalemate. He died in Verona in 1853.
In 1848 Foroni participated actively in the First Italian War of Independence as a member of the secret committee of Veronese patriots.