Carlo Arrigoni

There he published chamber cantatas dedicated to the English queen, Caroline of Ansbach,[2] and shared in the musical life of the capital until 1736.

In April 1733 Arrigoni performed his own concerto for the lute and then became associated with the Opera of the Nobility, set up in opposition to George Frideric Handel.

Performances there of his opera Fernando earned him inclusion in John Arbuthnot’s satirical pamphlet, Harmony in an Uproar (dated 1733).

[3] Arrigoni was noted not only as a performer on lute and harpsichord, but also as a singer, and was eventually recruited to take part in Handel’s productions.

Two works of reference have short articles on Arrigoni, A biographical dictionary or actors, actresses, musicians, dancers, managers and other stage personnel in London, 1660-1800, Southern Illinois University 1973, vol.