Francesco Provenzale

Italy, 1653–1704

Italian composer (1624-1704), regarded as the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He spent most of his energy teaching in the Naples conservatories, and the century of Italian music that followed came largely out of his classrooms.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Francesco Provenzale and 2 artists Francesco Provenzale influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Francesco Provenzale influence?

• Leonardo Leo — His first teacher at the conservatory, before Fago.
• Nicola Fago — Fago came to Naples from Taranto and studied under Provenzale at the Turchini in the 1690s, then spent his life teaching the same way.