Nicola Porpora
Nicola Porpora was born on August 17, 1686. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Nicola Porpora
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.