Alessandro Scarlatti
Born: 2nd May 1660, Palermo
Died: 22nd October 1725, Naples
Nationality: Italian
Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti was an Italian Baroque composer, known especially for his operas and chamber cantatas. He is considered the most important representative of the Neapolitan school of opera.
Nicknamed by his contemporaries "the Italian Orpheus", he divided his career between Naples and Rome; a significant part of his works was composed for the papal city. He is often considered the founder of the Neapolitan school, although he has only been its most illustrious representative: his contribution, his originality and his influence were essential, as well as lasting, both in Italy and in Europe.
Particularly known for his operas, he brought the Italian dramatic tradition to its maximum development, begun by Monteverdi at the beginning of 17th century and continued by Cesti, Cavalli, Carissimi, Legrenzi and Stradella, designing the final form of the Da capo aria, imitated throughout Europe.
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Gelosia from Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse
24th Oct 2025
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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Kate Lindsey on Arianna
11th Feb 2020
The American mezzo (currently starring as Nerone in Handel's Agrippina at the Metropolitan Opera) talks to Katherine about her new recording of cantatas by Alessandro Scarlatti, Handel and Haydn, released last month on Alpha.
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Popular Works: Scarlatti, A
- Bella Dama di nome Santa (5)
- Caldo Sangue (from Sedecia Re di Gerusalemme) (6)
- Cantata 'Su le sponde del Tebro' (18)
- Cantata pastorale 'Non sò qual più m'ingombra' (6)
- Cantata pastorale 'O di Betlemme altera' (14)
- Cara e dolce (6)
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor (11)
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in C minor (7)
- Cello Sonata No. 3 in C Major (4)
- Chi vuole innamorarsi (from Il Flavio) (4)
- Clori vezzosa e bella (6)
- Con voce festiva (5)
- Concerto Grosso No. 3 in F major (6)
- Dixit Dominus (4)
- Gavotte (7)
- Gia il sole al Gange (18)
- La Donna ancora è fedele - Se Florindo è fedele (5)
- La Giuditta (5)
- La Griselda (5)
- Le violette (16)
- Mortales non auditis (4)
- O cessate di piagarmi (from Il Pompeo) (17)
- O magnum mysterium (5)
- Quella pace gradita (5)
- Salve Regina (12)
- Sento nel core certo dolore (7)
- Si suoni la tromba (4)
- Sinfonia di concerto grosso No. 4 in E minor (4)
- Sinfonia di concerto grosso No. 8 in G major (4)
- Sonata for Recorder, Two Violins and Continuo in A minor (5)
- Spesso vibra per suo gioco (4)
- Stabat Mater (14)
- Toccata (8)
- Toccata in A major (6)
- Toccata in C major (5)
- Toccata in D minor (8)
- Toglietemi la vita ancor (from Il Pompeo) (6)
- Totus amore languens (5)
- Varie partite obbligate al basso (4)
- Vespro della beata Vergine (4)
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