Riccardo Broschi was a composer

Composer

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 of baroque music

Baroque music

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 and the brother of the opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli

Farinelli

Farinelli , was the stage name of Carlo Maria Broschi, celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.- Early years :...

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Broschi was born in Naples, the son of Salvatore Broschi, a composer and chapelmaster of the Cathedral of the Puglinese citizens, and Caterina Berrese (according to the Book of Baptisms of the Church of S. Nicola, today near the Episcopal Archives).

The Broschi family, moved to Naples

Naples

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 at the end of 1711, and enrolled Riccardo, firstborn, in the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto, where he would study to become a composer under G. Perugino and F. Mancinipresso. Salvatore, meanwhile, died unexpectedly , at 36, on 4 November of 1717. Caterina subsequently made Riccardo head of the family.

He made his debut in 1725 with La Vecchia Sorda. Next, he moved to London

London

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 in 1726 and stayed there until 1734 and wrote 6 heroic operas, his most successful being Artaserse. In 1737 he moved to Stuttgart

Stuttgart

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 and briefly served at the Stuttgart court (1736-7) for the Duke Carl Alexander of Wurttemberg, then returned to Naples before joining his brother in Madrid

Madrid

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 in 1739. He died in Madrid.

Selected works

• La Vecchia Sorda (Naples 1725)
• L’Isola Di Alcina (Rome. 1728)
• Idaspe (Venice, 1730)
• Arianny e Teseo (Milan, 1731)
• Merope (Turin, 1732)
• Artaserse (London, 1734 - in collaboration with Johann Adolf Hasse)
• Nerone (Rome, 1735)
• Adriano in Siria (Milan, 1735)