About
Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Giacinto Porpora (17 August 1686 – 3 March 1768) 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 included composers Johann Adolph Hasse, Matteo Capranica and Joseph Haydn.
Discography
Albums
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6 Sinfonie da Camera op. 2
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Italian Baroque Favourites
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A. Scarlatti: Messa di S. Cecilia / Porpora: Laetatus sum
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Six Cantatas
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Sonate XII di violino e basso
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The Rivals
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Orlando
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Pergolesi Porpora
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Vêpres Vénitiennes
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Or sì m’avveggio, oh Amore: Cantatas for Soprano
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Cantata da Camera
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Vespro per la Festività dell'Assunta
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Arias for Farinelli
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Handel & Porpora
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Concerti di Venezia
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‘Il maestro’ - Porpora Arias
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Agrippina
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6 Cello Sonatas
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Invisible
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Opera Arias
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Germanico in Germania
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Duel: Porpora and Handel in London
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Motets Napolitains
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L'aureo Serto
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Carlo il Calvo
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Polifemo
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Polifemo
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Prime Donne
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Leçons de Ténèbres
Compilations
Links
Teacher
Also known as
Nicolo' Porpora · Porpora
Tags
- composer
- italian composer
- neopolitan composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 4db40776-19d6-466a-8f05-128002fa0aaa
- ISNI
- 0000000109045262
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.