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A brief history of Porpora’s time at the Opera of the Nobility in England
Contributor: James Sanderson<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Opera of the Nobility<\/em> was an opera company set up and funded in 1733 by a group of nobles under Frederick, Prince of Wales in order to rival the Royal Academy of Music company backed by George II and his queen. It was based at a theatre at Lincoln’s Inn Fields under John Rich which had become available on Rich’s opening of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Francesca<\/a>
Francesa Cuzzoni<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Porpora was ‘sent for’ and brought to England in 1733 by the Opera of the Nobility as a rival to Handel. His first opera in London was\u00a0Arianna in Nasso<\/em>\u00a0produced at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln’s-Inn-Fields on 29th December, 1733 using many of Handel’s former singers including Senesino, Montagnana, Cuzzoni (who only arrived in Spring 1734), Gismondi and Bertolli but Strada stayed with Handel. It seems certain that this opera was put on in direct opposition to Handel’s\u00a0Arianna in Creta<\/em>, HWV 32 which had its first performance on January 26th, 1734.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite having an all-star cast (including Farinelli who also joined in 1734), the Opera of the Nobility under Porpora did not establish a clear superiority over Handel’s company and he left England in 1736 having written 5 operas for the company,\u00a0Arianna<\/em>,\u00a0Enea nel Lazio<\/em>,\u00a0Polifemo<\/em>,\u00a0Ifigenia in Aulide<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Mitridate<\/em>. He also wrote 12 solo cantatas dedicated to the Prince of Wales, a serenata,\u00a0Festa d’Imeneo<\/em>\u00a0and an oratorio, Davide e Bersabea<\/em> while in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Senesino\"<\/a>
Francesco Bernardi: Senesino<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, Porpora seems to have been regarded as secondary in importance to Senesino<\/em> by the Opera of the Nobility. Lincoln’s Inn Fields’ opera house was called ‘Senesino’s House’ or ‘The Prince of Wales’ House’, never Porpora’s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Porpora returned to Italy following his ‘London experience’ to the positions of\u00a0Maestro di Coro<\/em>\u00a0at the Venetian Ospedale (Piet\u00e0, Incurabili<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Ospedaletto<\/em>). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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