Cristoforo Caresana [SEP] voice type
Cristoforo Caresana
Cristofaro or Cristoforo Caresana (ca. 1640–1709) was an Italian Baroque composer, organist and tenor. He was an early representative of the Neapolitan operatic school.
Born in Venice, his precise birthday is not known. After studying under Pietro Andrea Ziani (uncle of Marc'Antonio Ziani) in Venice, he moved to Naples late in his teens, where he joined the theatre company of Febi Armonici which produced early examples of melodrama. Later, in 1667, he became an organist and singer in the Chapel Royal
- "Triumph of the Archangel Michael" by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, lunette from chapel in San Giovanni Pedemonte
- "Miracle of the Eucharist" (1629) by Cristoforo Caresana, canvas from the chapel of San Pietro Martire of San Giovanni Pedemonte
"St Peter healing a Young Man" (1629) by Giovanni Paolo Ghianda, canvas from the chapel of San Pietro Martire of San Giovanni Pedemonte
- "Madonna Assunta with Saints Roch, Catherine, and Agnes" by a young Giulio Cesare Procaccini
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