second in 1718. He also wrote solo cantatas—on his own texts, for he was a skilled poet—these were found at the National Library of Paris, and were presented by soprano Betty Fabila for the first time (conducted by Uberto Zanolli) in 1962 at the Castle of Chapultepec in Mexico City. Facco must have composed numerous sacred works for the Royal Chapel in Madrid, but this music was probably destroyed, along with many other compositions, in the fire of 1734. Much of the information about Facco's life and works was discovered by Uberto Zanolli, an Italian-Mexican composer who found Facco's Pensieri Adriarmonici at the Vizcain Library in Mexico City in 1962. Since then, Zanolli has worked on putting together a biography of Facco and a musicological recovery of his work. Among other finds was Facco's birth certificate. List of works Operas Le regine di Macedonia (1710) I rivali generosi (1712) Penelope la casta, Act 3 only (1713; rest by P. Pizzolo) Amor es todo imbención: Júpiter y Amphitrión (1721) Fieras afemina amor (1724) Amor aumenta el valor, loa and Act 1 only (1728; Act 2 by José de Nebra, Act 3 by Philipo Falconi) Solo cantatas on Italian texts Bella leggiadra Armida Clori pur troppo bella Emireno d'Egitto In grembo ai fiori Menzognere speranze Or che spunta Perchè dici ch'io t'amo Sentimi amor Vidi su molli erbette Solo cantatas on Spanish texts Bella rosa El trinar O qué brillar, cantata a la Virgen Maria Si el ave, si la fiera y si la planta Dialogues and serenades Il convito fatto da Giuseppe ai fratelli in Egitto, dialogo for 4 voices and instruments (1705) Augurio di vittorie alla Sacra Real Cattolica Maestà di Filippo V, serenata (1710) La contesa tra la pietà e l’incredulità decisa da Maria Vergine, dialogo (1710) Festejo para los días de la reyna, serenata for 4 voices and instruments (1722) Serenata (Cañizares) for Philip V of Portugal, for 6 voices and instruments (1728) Instrumental music Pensieri adriarmonici, o vero Concerti a 5, 12 concertos for 3 violins, viola, cello and harpsichord, op. 1 (1720–1721) A Select Concerto [...] chose from the Works of Giacomo Facco (1 concerto published in London, 1734) a piece published in L'art de se perfectionner dans le violin (Paris, 1782) 5 suites and a sinfonia for 2 cellos 9 sinfonias and 2 sonatas for 2 cellos (attribution doubtful) Recordings "Pensieri Adriarmonici", 6 Violin Concertos