Born in Palermo in 1660, died in Naples in 1725; Alessandro Scarlatti was an Italian composer. He worked in Rome in the service of Queen Christina of Sweden and of the cardinals Pamphili and Ottoboni, and for several decades in Naples as maestro di cappella to the viceroy. His output comprises more than sixty operas, several hundred chamber cantatas, oratorios, masses and instrumental music. He was the father of Domenico Scarlatti. In the Cybele catalogue his music is heard on Vivi felice! (2003), played by Jeremias Schwarzer and Egon Mihajlovic.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Composer
