Francesco Nicola Fago, ‘II Tarantino’ (26 February 1677 – 18 February 1745) was an ItalianBaroque composer and teacher. He was the father of Lorenzo Fago (1704-1793).
Born in Taranto, in the Apulia region, he studied music under Francesco Provenzale at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini in Naples between 1693-95.
Between 1704-08 he worked at the Conservatorio Sant’Onofrio, but from 1705-40 he was based at the Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini, where his pupils included Leonardo Leo, Francesco Feo, Giuseppe de Majo, Niccolo Jommelli, Nicola Sala, Michele de Falco, Carmine Giordani as well as his own son, Lorenzo. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Nicola Fago.
From 1709-31, Nicola Fago served at the Tesoro di San Gennaro. He died in Naples in 1745 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Fago
Fago war seit 1693 Schüler am Conservatorio della Pietà de’ Turchini in Neapel. Er wirkte dann von 1704 bis 1708 als Kapellmeister am Conservatorio Sant’Onofrio, von 1705 bis 1740 am Conservatorio della Pietà de’ Turchini und daneben von 1709 bis 1731 an der Capella del Tesoro di San Gennaro (im Dom von Neapel) und schließlich ab 1736 auch an San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli. Zu seinen Schülern zählten unter anderem Nicola Sala, Leonardo Leo und Niccolò Jommelli.
Neben mehreren Opern komponierte er kirchenmusikalische Werke, darunter Kantaten, ein Stabat mater, ein Te Deum und mehrere Oratorien. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Fago
Nicola Fago (1677-1745) il Tarantino ‘Faraone Sommerso’ Oratorio à quattro voci Aria ‘Forza è pur nel proprio sangue’ Roberta Invernizzi, soprano Europa Galante Fabio Biondi Krakow 12/04/2009