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Showing posts with label Farinelli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Farinelli. Show all posts
26 October 2019

Domenico Scarlatti - composer

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Neapolitan famous for his 555 keyboard sonatas A portrait of Domenico Scarlatti, painted by Domenico Antonio Velasco in 1738 The com...
13 May 2019

Francesco Pistocchi – singer and composer

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Child prodigy who wrote many operas and also taught A 19th century bust of Pistocchi on display at the Biblioteca della Musica in Bolo...
27 November 2018

Senesino - operatic castrato

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Sienese singer who worked with composer Handel The castrato singer Senesino was one of the highest paid performers in 18th century Lon...
12 April 2018

Caffarelli – opera singer

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Tempestuous life of a talented male soprano Caffarelli was taught to sing by the renowned composer and tutor Nicola Porpora The cast...
2 April 2018

Francesca Cuzzoni - operatic soprano

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Diva who came to blows with rival on stage Francesca Cuzzoni, depicted in an 18th century engraving by the English artist James Caldwa...
1 February 2018

Francesco Maria Veracini – violinist

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Virtuoso performer was prolific composer Francesco Maria Veracini was one of the 18th century's leading violinists One of th...
24 January 2018

Farinelli – music’s first superstar

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Castrato rated among all-time opera greats The castrato Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, in a 1752 painting by Jacopo Amigoni T...
3 March 2017

Nicola Porpora – composer and teacher

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Tutor of celebrated opera singers died in poverty Nicola Porpora - a painting by an unknown artist Nicola Porpora, who composed more ...