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Francesco Araja (Naples, 1709 - Bologna, 1770c), composer
Born in Naples, Francesco Araja began his career in Italy. In 1735 he was invited to St. Petersburg together with a big Italian opera troupe, and became the maestro di cappella (Kapellmeister) to Empress Anne Ioanovna and later Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. He spent 25 years in Russia and wrote at least 14 operas for the Russian Imperial Court including Tsefal i Prokris, the first opera in Russian. In 1759 Araia returned to Italy, but was brifly recalled for the coronation of Tsar Peter III in 1762. He died in Bologna.
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