Allessandro Scarlatti
There is a misunderstanding that John Gay wrote an opera called The Beggar's Opera. This is not the case. Gay was born in Barnstaple, Devon , England and was a poet, not a composer. The words to The Beggar's Opera were written by Gay but the music was by Pepusch ( a German composer )
Alessandro Scarlatti was born on the 2nd of May, 1660, in Palermo, which was part of the Kingdom of Sicily. He died on the 24th of October, 1725.
The opera Tolomeo was composed by Georg Friedrich H„_ï_ndel. Georg Friedrich H„_ï_ndel was a famous German-born British composer, who is well-known for his operas, oratorios and anthems.
Thea Musgrave - born 27th May 1928 in Barnton, Edinburgh. - is a Scottish-born composer of opera and classical music.
The Italian Baroque composer Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was born in Republic of Venice, June 8 1671. At his time he was mostly known as a opera composer but he composed also concertos.
In Syracuse in Sicily In Syracuse in Sicily he was born in Syracuse, Sicily
Louis Spohr (1784-1859) was born Ludwig Spohr and was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Roger I of Sicily was born in 1031.
Eleanor of Sicily was born in 1325.
Simon of Sicily was born in 1093.
Martin I of Sicily was born in 1374.
Margaret of Sicily was born in 1237.