Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

Deceased Person

1659 – 1726

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Who was Francesco Antonio Pistocchi?

Francesco Antonio Mamiliano Pistocchi nicknamed Pistocchino was an Italian singer, composer and librettist.

Pistocchino was born in Palermo. He was a boy soprano prodigy, and later made his career as a castrato. From 1696 to 1700 he was maestro di cappella for the Duke of Ansbach. After 1700 he founded a singing school in Bologna, where he died.

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Born
1659
Palermo
Died
May 13, 1726
Bologna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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