Antonio Bernacchi

Antonio Bernacchi (* 1690 in Bologna, † 1756 ) was an Italian castrato, who was one of the most famous Italian singers including London, Munich and Vienna, and in his time.

He was a pupil of Francesco Antonio Pistocchi and formed a school as a teacher, which was still connected to the 19th century with certain vocal techniques such as virtuosity and improvisation. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart noticed the singer Anton Raaff: " Bernacische the school - which is not to my gusto" and refers to the excessive decoration of cantabile arias.

  • Castrato
  • Person (Bologna)
  • Italian
  • Born in 1690
  • Died in 1756
  • Man
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