Provenzale, Francesco, 1624-1704
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Name (Latin)
Provenzale, Francesco, 1624-1704
Date of birth
1624-09-15
Date of death
1704-09-06
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
New Grove (Provenzale, Francesco
b. Naples, ca. 1626
d. Naples, 6 Sept. 1704
composer, teacher)
Sui palchi delle stelle, p1994: container (Francesco Provenzale, 1624-1704) program notes, p. 12 ("recent discovery of the original baptismal certificate ... has allowed us to retro-date his birth by at least 3 years from the date commonly accepted up until now, and therefore to 1624")
Wikipedia description:
Francesco Provenzale (25 September 1632 – 6 September 1704) was an Italian Baroque composer and teacher. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. Notably Provenzale was the teacher of famed castrato 'il cavaliere Nicolo Grimaldi (detto Nicolini)'.
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