Antonio Bernacchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Bernacchi

Italian opera singer

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1685

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Mar-1756

Profession: composer, singer, stage actor, opera singer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Antonio Maria Bernacchi (23 June 1685 – 1 March 1756) was an Italian castrato, composer, and teacher of singing.
He studied with Francesco Antonio Pistocchi.
His pupils included Farinelli, for a brief period during 1727, and the tenor Anton Raaff.
Nowadays Bernacchi is best remembered for his association with the composer George Frideric Handel, in six of whose operas he sang.