(b Naples, c 1698; d Madrid, 1756). Italian composer, brother of Farinelli. He was active by 1725 in Naples, where his only comic opera was given. In 1728-35 he wrote at least six heroic operas, in some of which his brother sang. He served briefly at the Stuttgart court (1736-7), then returned to Naples before joining his brother in Madrid.

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