Tommaso Traetta studied under Nicola Porpora in Naples. The article states that Traetta was a student of Porpora, along with other prominent Neapolitan masters, during his formative musical education before completing his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Maria di Loreto in 1748. Porpora, already a renowned composer and vocal pedagogue, played a significant role in shaping Traetta’s early development within the Neapolitan operatic tradition.
Nicola Porpora → Tommaso Traetta
Connected Figures
Nicola Porpora
1686–1768
Tommaso Traetta
2026–1779