Nicola Porpora

Nicola Antonio Porpora
Unknown Neapolitan, Ritratto di Nicola Antonio Porpora, International Museum and Library of Bologna
Born	(1686-08-17)17 August 1686 Naples, Italy
Died	3 March 1768(1768-03-03) (aged 81) Naples, Italy
Education	Poveri di Gesù Cristo
Occupations	Composer voice teacher
Organizations	Conservatorio di Sant'Onofrio Poveri di Gesù Cristo
Works	List of operas

Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Giacinto Porpora (17 August 1686 – 3 March 1768) was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque era, whose most famous singing students were the castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli. Other students included composers Johann Adolph Hasse, Matteo Capranica and Joseph Haydn.