Italy On This Day

Baroque musician known for his sense of humour Leonardo Leo wrote or contributed to more than 70 operas, mainly comic A prolific composer of...

Neapolitan famous for his 555 keyboard sonatas A portrait of Domenico Scarlatti, painted by Domenico Antonio Velasco in 1738 The com...

Neapolitan who snubbed Napoleon wrote 37 operas Niccolò Zingarelli was one of the most successful composers of his time The composer ...

Neapolitan wrote first guide to playing the instrument Ferdinando Carulli was born in Naples but spent much of his life in Paris, wher...