Nicola Fago

Italy, 1695–1745

Italian composer and teacher (1677-1745), called il Tarantino. He ran the Pieta dei Turchini conservatory in Naples and taught Leo, Jommelli, Feo and Majo — a teaching line that carried the Neapolitan style into the next century.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Nicola Fago and 1 artist Nicola Fago influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Nicola Fago?

• Francesco Provenzale — Fago came to Naples from Taranto and studied under Provenzale at the Turchini in the 1690s, then spent his life teaching the same way.

Which artists did Nicola Fago influence?

• Leonardo Leo — Leo entered the Pieta dei Turchini as a boy and came up under Fago; nearly forty years later he took over Fago's own post there.