Francesco Alborea

Son of Emanuele and Aloisa Bassano, at the age of ten was admitted to the conservatorio S. Maria di Loreto where he studied music for twelve years under de:Gian Carlo Cailò.

With the support of Alessandro Scarlatti, Alborea became member of the Regia Cappella di Napoli until 1727.

In the same year, he moved to Vienna, where was employed as cellist at the imperial court, with a salary of 1260 florins, until his death.

At the end of the piece, Scarlatti declared that only an angel, in human form, could play in such a charming way.

[2] In a big painting by Nicola Maria Rossi representing the celebration of the "Four Altars", the musicians of the Cappella Reale of Naples are portrayed, among them Francesco Mancini, Domenico Sarro and Francesco Alborea playing his celebrated violoncello[3] According to Gerber, Alborea published in Vienna, anonymously, some of his own compositions for the cello, now lost.