Wednesday, May 20, 2015

FARINELLI -- Medoro -- PORPORA

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Born in Apulia in 1705, he was trained in Naples by Nicola Porpora, the performance of whose serenata Angelica e Medoro, written to celebrate the birthday of the Habsburg emperor, was the occasion of Farinelli 's debut in 1720.

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