Caffarelli (castrato)
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Gaetano Majorano was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora.
Gaetano Majorano
a caricature of Caffarelli by Pier Leone Ghezzi, c. 1740
Nicola Porpora
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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 include
Caffarelli (castrato)
…31 January 1783) was an Italian castrato and opera singer, who performed under the stage name Caffarelli. Like Farinelli, Caffarelli was a student of Nicola Porpora. Caffarelli was born Gaetano Carmine Francesco Paolo Majorano to Vito Majorano and Anna Fornella in Bitonto. His early life is uncertain. His stage…
Unknown Neapolitan, Ritratto di Nicola Antonio Porpora, International Museum and Library of Bologna
The Music Party by Philippe Mercier, 1733: Frederick, Prince of Wales with his younger sisters Anne, Caroline and Amelia