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Orsini was one of Johann Joseph Fux' preferred singers. With the exception of his opera Psiche (1720), Orsini appeared in all of Fux's operas, as well as in the coronation opera Costanza e Fortezza (1723) in Prague. | Orsini was one of Johann Joseph Fux' preferred singers. With the exception of his opera Psiche (1720), Orsini appeared in all of Fux's operas, as well as in the coronation opera Costanza e Fortezza (1723) in Prague. | ||
Towards the end of Karl VI's reign, Orsini's performances became rarer, especially after Caldara's death in 1736. However, he appears in the singers' lists of Viennese opera scores until at least 1739. (abridged from the ''Österreichisches Musiklexikon'')<ref name=" | Towards the end of Karl VI's reign, Orsini's performances became rarer, especially after Caldara's death in 1736. However, he appears in the singers' lists of Viennese opera scores until at least 1739. (abridged from the ''Österreichisches Musiklexikon'')<ref name="ÖsterreichischesMusiklexikon"/> | ||
==Gaetano Orsini in Philippe Jaroussky's discography== | ==Gaetano Orsini in Philippe Jaroussky's discography== | ||