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Gioacchino Conti

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and he chose rather to turn to better account his fluent and smooth style of rendering and expression: he has thus remained famous as a sentimental and gentle singer, but he also always kept a condition of absolute excellence at vocal virtuosity, even though not so acrobatic as, for instance, that of
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Caruselli, I, p. 295. Conti always remained in good terms with Farinelli, who repeatedly invited him to Spain, terming him "Antiguo amigo" (longtime friend) (Sandro Cappelletto,
345: 65:, after whom he would later be nicknamed, he made his debut in Rome at an early age, around 1730. According to some modern encyclopedic sources, it took place in 262:
Artaserse. Drama per Musica di Pietro Metastasio Romano tra gli Arcadi Artino Corasio. Da rappresentarsi nel Teatro detto delle Dame nel Carnevale dell'anno 1730
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His subsequent career led him throughout Italy, as well as abroad. In 1736–37 he was in London, where he had been engaged by
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After 1759, Conti left the stage and settled in Rome, where he spent the last two years of his life.
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Memorie dei compositori di musica del Regno di Napoli raccolte dal Marchese di Villarosa
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He sang at many premieres for the best and most famous musicians of his time, including
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Being a very sharp soprano for his time (Handel got him repeatedly to reach up to
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Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique
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in 1714, possibly the son of the composer Nicola Conti. After studying in
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Cf. catalogue of the performances by Conti in the website
95:, who suddenly died on 1 January during the rehearsals of 333:, Milan, Baldini Castoldi Dalai, 2007, pp. 1176-1177, 218:), Conti was not quite well disposed towards abuse of 448:, Rome, Longanesi &C. Periodici S.p.A. (article: 22:(28 February 1714 – 25 October 1761), best known as 405:
La voce perduta: vita di Farinelli, evirato cantore
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Index

soprano
castrato

Arpino
Naples
Domenico Gizzi
Leonardo Vinci
Artaserse
Teatro delle Dame
Caffarelli
Nicolò Grimaldi (Nicolini)
Pergolesi
La Salustia
Teatro San Bartolomeo
Naples
Johann Adolph Hasse
Leonardo Leo
Francesco Mancini
George Frideric Handel
Atalanta
Giustino
Berenice
Arminio
Ariodante
Partenope
Alcina
Niccolò Jommelli
Baldassare Galuppi
Artaserse
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