Nicola Porpora

Nicola 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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Who was born first?

• Nicola Porpora and Benedetto Marcello were born the same year
• Nicola Porpora was born 1 year after Johann Sebastian Bach
• Nicola Porpora was born 1 year after Domenico Scarlatti
• Nicola Porpora was born 1 year after John Gay
• Nicola Porpora was born 1 year before Johann Georg Pisendel

Timeline

1. Domenico ScarlattiOctober 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757
2. Johann Sebastian BachMarch 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750
3. John GayJune 30, 1685 – December 4, 1732
4. Benedetto MarcelloJuly 24, 1686 – July 24, 1739
5. Nicola Porpora (this page)August 17, 1686 – March 3, 1768
6. Johann Georg PisendelDecember 26, 1687 – November 25, 1755

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