Alessandro Scarlatti


Alessandro Scarlatti
Nationality: Italian
Born: 1660-1725
Education/Training:
Studied in Rome with Giacomo Carissimi

Best Known For:
Founding the Neopolitan school of opera

Notable Compositions:
"Già il sole dal Gange"; "O cessate di piagarmi"; "Toglietemi la vita ancor"

Assignments:
Served as the Maestro di Cappella for Queen Christina of Sweden, the viceroy of Naples, and Cardinal Ottoboni

REPERTOIRE: Exsultate Deo

Concert Details Date
14th Annual High School Choir Festival Apr 29, 2003