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Nicola Antonio Porpora

Nicola Antonio Porpora

Born: 17th August 1686, Naples, Italy

Died: 3rd March 1768, Naples, Italy

Nationality: Italian

Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Giacinto Porpora was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque era, whose most famous singing students were the castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli. Other students included composers Johann Adolph Hasse, Matteo Capranica and Joseph Haydn.

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  • Philippe Jaroussky celebrates 25 years in the profession

    31st Dec 2025by Katherine Cooper

    The French countertenor reflects on the changes he's seen during his first quarter-century in the business, his recent album of Italian secular cantatas, his blossoming parallel career as a conductor, and why he's a firm believer that 'the grass is not always greener in another field'.

  • Gelosia from Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse

    24th Oct 2025by Katherine Cooper

    The French countertenor does battle with the green-eyed monster in a programme of secular Italian cantatas, featuring two popular examples by Handel and Vivaldi, one relative rarity by Alessandro Scarlatti, and world premiere recordings of works by Porpora and Galuppi.

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