The Naples of Caffarelli and Farinelli

Join Dr Joseph Talia OAM, opera singer, artistic director, teacher and scholar, in a musical journey across four centuries, enhancing our appreciation of the qualities that make Italian opera one of the most loved artistic forms of all time, as well as one of the most successful cultural exports of il Bel Paese. The musical world of Baroque Naples was essentially built around the four conservatoriums of Santa Maria di Loreto, Sant’Onofrio, I Poveri di Gesù Cristo and La Pietà dei Turchini, established for the pur-pose of helping children in need. Despite the hardships which their students had to endure, the talent these schools produced remains unique in the annals of music and singing.