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Born in Rome, October 4, 1744, Died in London, May 22, 1825. Domenico was a pupil of the musician Porpora in Naples, Italy.
His attempt to organise his own opera company and a publishing firm there was a failure, and he sought better fortune in London (1790). In 1775 went to Edinburgh as an opera conductor.
There he engaged in various enterprises as a publisher, composer and impresario. His opera The Travellers or Music Fascination was given at Drury Lane on Jan 22, 1806. |
