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	Porpora, Nicola: Biography
		Born in Naples, Porpora's first major professional appointment was as Kapellmeister to the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1711-1725, during which time he taught Hasse.
		In 1733 Porpora moved to London where for the next three years he competed with Handel as composer of operas for the English royals.
		In 1747 Porpora became singing teacher to the Electoral Princess in Dresden and in 1751 he moved to Vienna where he taught Haydn.
	jan.ucc.nau.edu /~tas3/porpora.html (102 words)

	HOASM: Nicola (Antonio) Porpora
		Between 1715 and 1721 Porpora served as a teacher of singing and composition at the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio in Naples and became famous as a singing instructor; his pupils included Farinelli, Caffarelli, and Salimbeni.
		Porpora's output includes over forty operas, a large number of solo cantatas and oratorios, as well as some Masses and a few instrumental works.
		Porpora legendarily made his pupil Caffarelli work exclusively at a single page of exercises for six years, at the end of which the master proclaimed "Go forth, my son!
	www.hoasm.org /VIIIB/Porpora.html (429 words)

	The Porpora Project
		Porpora was born on the 17th of August in Naples, the son of Carlo and Caterina Porpora.
		In 1759 Porpora's Dresden pension was stopped due to the invasion of Saxony during the Seven Years War and it was at this time that Metastasio wrote to Farinelli, who was at the court of the King of Spain, to urge assistance for Porpora.
		She was a pupil of Porpora's and was employed at the Dresden court.
	www.porporaproject.com /nicola_porpora.htm (2057 words)

	NICOLA ANTONIO GIACINTO PORPORA, Biography, Discography
		Between 1715 and 1721 Porpora served as a teacher of singing and composition at the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio in Naples and became famous as a singing instructor; his pupils included Farinelli, Caffarelli, and Salimbeni.
		From 1747 until 1751 he was in Dresden as the singing teacher to Princess Maria Antonia, composing the opera Filandro(1747) for her birthday.
		Porpora's output includes over forty operas, a large number of solo cantatas and oratorios, as well as some Masses and a few instrumental works.
	www.goldbergweb.com /en/history/composers/11795.php (430 words)

	Baroque Composers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Porpora was born on the 17th of August in Naples, the son of Carlo and Caterina Porpora.
		In 1713 Porpora is described in the libretto to his Basilio re d'Oriente as maestro di capella to the Portuguese Ambassador to Rome, in 1715 he is appointed maestro at the Conservatorio di S Onofrio
		Porpora was by now so confident of his success as a composer that he resigned from the Conservatorio in 1722.
	www.baroquecomposers.com /composer.htm?composer_ID=1 (2058 words)

	- Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3
		Porpora was internationally famous during his lifetime both as a composer (particulary of vocal music and opera) and as a singing teacher.
		He was in Milan, Naples, Dresden and other cities in Europe: his great period of operatic composition occurred between 1718 and 1742, after which his popularity among theatre audiences declined.
		Though Porpora wrote several instrumental works, his output in this field was small by comparison with that of his vocal works.
	www.karadar.it /Dictionary/porpora.html (146 words)

	- Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3
		Porpora was internationally famous during his lifetime both as a composer (particulary of vocal music and opera) and as a singing teacher.
		He was in Milan, Naples, Dresden and other cities in Europe: his great period of operatic composition occurred between 1718 and 1742, after which his popularity among theatre audiences declined.
		Though Porpora wrote several instrumental works, his output in this field was small by comparison with that of his vocal works.
	www.karadar.com /Dictionary/porpora.html (146 words)

	The Porpora Project
		A celebrated composer and singing teacher, Porpora's ability to set the Italian language to music was internationally acknowledged during his lifetime.
		The Porpora Project has been established in order to display and support the investigations into the life and music of Nicola Porpora by performer and musicologist James Sanderson.
		Through his fascination with the vocal music of this much-neglected composer and singing teacher, Sanderson intends to create an accurate portrayal of the depth and breadth of Porpora's work and the effect it had on music-making in the 18th century.
	www.porporaproject.com (315 words)

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		Nicola Antonio Porpora - Biography, portraits, partial discography, related composers, and period information from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
		Nicola Porpora - List of operas noting date and place of premiere linked to Karadar Dictionary entry with life, summary of works, and picture gallery.
		Porpora, Nicola Antonio - Extended biography with reference and explanatory notes, portrait, and links.
	www.dcpages.com /DC_ODP/?c=Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/P/Porpora,_Nicola_Antonio_Giacinto (270 words)

	Tesori Musicali Toscani: Concerts and Festivals
		Porpora Lasciovi Al fin grandezze, Cantate a voce sola e strumenti
		Musiche di Barsanti, Porpora, Gasparini e D'Anglebert, Couperin, Campra, Rameau.
		Musiche di Johann Sebastian Bach, Francesco Barsanti e Nicola Porpora
	www.tesorimusicalitoscani.org /concerti_eng.asp (504 words)

	Radio Paradise - eclectic online rock radio
		Nicola Porpora was an almost exact contemporary of Handel, and a worthy rival from the evidence of this recording.
		One interesting fact about Porpora: he outlived Handel by almost 10 years, and ended up in Vienna as a music teacher, where one of his star pupils was...
		Most listeners will probably not be familiar with the music of Porpora, but one can safely assume that a liking of Handels style will ensure the same with regard to Porporas.
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	21st Century's Science & Technology Directory (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nicola Antonio Porpora - Biography, portraits, partial discography, related composers, and period information from the Here of a Sunday Morning radio program.
		Nicola Porpora - List of operas noting date and place of premiere linked to Karadar Dictionary entry with life, summary of works, and picture gallery.
		Porpora, Nicola - Biography linked to related composers and explanatory notes from Timothy A. Smith's Sojourn pages.
	www.21stcentury.co.uk /directory/directory.asp?ID=Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/P/Porpora,_Nicola_Antonio_Giacinto (288 words)

	Nicola Porpora (1686 - 1766)
		Italienischer Komponist: Porpora gründete eine Gesangsschule in Neapel, wo er eine Reihe der größten Sänger seiner Zeit ausbildete.
		Um die Mitte seines Lebens hatte Porpora etwa 50 Opern komponiert, die in Venedig, Wien und London aufgeführt wurden.
		Porpora wurde auch literarisch verewigt, und zwar in George Sands Roman Consuelo.
	www.karadar.com /Worterbuch/porpora.html (101 words)

	Baroque Composers (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first of Porpora's operas to be performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre was Adrianna in Naxo
		These were almost the last operas Porpora was to write for the Italian theatres, finally stopping altogether with the production of Statira at the Teatro S Giovanni Grisostomo during Carnival 1742, after he had moved to Venice as maestro do coro at the Ospedale della Pietà.
		Haydn in fact claims to have learnt '…the true fundamentals of composition…' from Porpora.
	www.baroquecomposers.co.uk /composer.htm?composer_ID=1 (2058 words)

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