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1673–1732, Italian Nicolo Grimaldi, known as ‘Nicolini’, studied singing in Naples with the composer Francesco Provenzale (1624–1704), and made his debut at the age of 12. Nicolini sang in the cathedral and royal chapel as a soprano, but soon became associated with operas by Scarlatti. He also sang for Bononcini, Lotti, Leo, Porpora and Vinci. ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

demanding arias with lavish spectacle. The glories of Handel’s score include the heroic aria ‘Or la tromba’ (featuring four trumpets) and the lament ‘Cara sposa’, both composed for the castrato Nicolini (1673–1732). However, the dominant character is the villainous enchantress Armida, whose conclusion to Act II, ‘Vo far guerra’, afforded Handel an opportunity to dazzle his audiences with ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

1710–36, Italian Pergolesi died at a tragically young age, but he produced a substantial corpus of works during his brief yet intense six-year career. In the 1720s he studied in Naples with teachers including Francesco Durante (1684–1755) and Vinci, but his first opera, La Salustia (1732), was a failure due to the death of the star castrato ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

Triumph of Camilla’, 1696), which was an enormous success in Naples. It was revived in 19 other Italian cities, and was produced in an adapted version in London by Nicolini and Swiney in 1706. Bononcini was the favourite composer of Emperor Joseph I, and was based in Vienna between 1697 and 1712. In 1719, the Earl of Burlington ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

he is less well known for his operas than for his several scholarly treatises about music theory and his relationship with Handel. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | Nicolini or Nicolo Grimaldi | Late Baroque | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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