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Showing posts with label Nicola Porpora. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Nicola Porpora. Show all posts

26 October 2019

Domenico Scarlatti - composer

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

27 November 2018

Senesino - operatic castrato

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

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

24 January 2018

Farinelli – music’s first superstar

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

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

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