Pasquale Cafaro (also known as Caffaro or Cafariello, 8 February 1715 or 1716 – 25 October 1787) was an Italian composer who was particularly known for his

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

s and the significant amount of sacred music he produced, including

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s, motets, and masses. Born in San Pietro, Galatina, Cafaro entered the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples in December 1735 where he was a pupil of Lorenzo Fago and

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. He remained in Naples for the rest of his life and taught at the conservatorio from 1759 until 1785. His most famous pupil was

Giacomo Tritto Giacomo Domenico Mario Antonio Pasquale Giuseppe Tritto (2 April 1733 – 16 September 1824) was an Italian composer, known primarily for his fifty-four operas. He was born in Altamura, and studied in Naples; among his teachers were Nicola F ...

. In 1771, he succeeded

Giuseppe de Majo Giuseppe de Majo (di Maio; 5 December 169718 November 1771) was an Italian composer and organist. He was the father of the composer Gian Francesco de Majo. His compositional output consists of 10 operas, an oratorio, a concerto for 2 violins, and ...

maestro di cappella (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

of the Chapel Royal of Naples.R. Meloncelli
CAFARO (Caffaro, detto anche Caffariello o Caffarelli), Pasquale
treccani.it (in Italian) Among his operatic works are ''Disfatta di Dario'' and ''L'Olimpiade''. Cafaro died in Naples, aged 71 or 72 years.

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* 1716 births 1787 deaths Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Musicians from Naples 18th-century Italian composers 18th-century Italian male musicians {{Italy-composer-stub