Cappella Neapolitana


Cappella Neapolitana is an early music ensemble based in Naples and dedicated to the recovery of Neapolitan musical heritage, primarily from the baroque era.
The ensemble originally named Cappella della Pietà de' Turchini was founded in 1987 by the musicologist and conductor Antonio Florio, who studied under Nino Rota, Among other, he participated in events at the church Chiesa della Pietà dei Turchini. The names of church, conservatory, and now the modern cappella and music centre go back to the turquoise shirts worn by the original children of the institute. The association between church, conservatory, and commercial opera productions goes back to the roots of the original Pietà de' Turchini, and the days when Leonardo Leo used his students from the Conservatorio Pietà de' Turchini as chorus singers in his opera productions.
Florio's work in recovering music which has lain unperformed for three centuries often involves reconstructing lost parts, or "discreetly recomposing" missing portions from larger works. A particular focus has been the recovery of the music of Francesco Provenzale, Giovanni Salvatore and Cristofaro Caresana, sometimes in cooperation with the musicologist Dinko Fabris.
In 2016, L'orchestra della Pietà dei Turchini was renamed Cappella Neapolitana Antonio Florio.
The concerts of the Cappella and other artists at the Centro di Musica are now widely acknowledged as a tourist attraction in Naples.
The Capella commenced recording with the Symphonia label. Then entered cooperation with the Opus111 label founded by Yolanta Skura for the production of an ambitious and extensive series of recordings of Neapolitan music, Tesori di Napoli, originally scheduled to contain 50 CDs. however this project slowed and then ceased after 2000 when Opus 111 was acquired by Naïve.
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Selected discography

Symphonia
Opus111
Other
Glossa