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'''Nicola Porpora''' was the third of ten children of the bookseller Carlo and Caterina di Costanzo. In 1696, began his education at the ''Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo''. It is likely that he soon became a tutor for the younger students because his fee was reduced.<ref name="Treccani | '''Nicola Porpora''' was the third of ten children of the bookseller Carlo and Caterina di Costanzo. In 1696, began his education at the ''Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo''. It is likely that he soon became a tutor for the younger students because his fee was reduced.<ref name="Treccani"/> 1708 saw the performance of his first composition for the stage at the Palazzo reale, ''L'Agrippina''.<p> | ||
Porpora seems to have been equally gifted as a composer as he was as a teacher. Among his famous students are Carlo Broschi, later known as [[Farinelli]] as well as Gaetano Majorano, who would go by the stage name of Caffarelli. | Porpora seems to have been equally gifted as a composer as he was as a teacher. Among his famous students are Carlo Broschi, later known as [[Farinelli]] as well as Gaetano Majorano, who would go by the stage name of Caffarelli. | ||