'''Alessandro Scarlatti''' (1659-1725) was born in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]]. He taken to study in [[Rome]] as a teenager and, whilst he was for a time under the patronage of Queen Christina of [[Sweden]], most of his career was spent in either Rome or [[Naples]], often being driven from pillar to post by his need for patronage and the fluctuating political situation as [[Spain]] and [[Austria]] disputed control of parts of Italy. | '''Alessandro Scarlatti''' (1659-1725) was born in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]]. He taken to study in [[Rome]] as a teenager and, whilst he was for a time under the patronage of Queen Christina of [[Sweden]], most of his career was spent in either Rome or [[Naples]], often being driven from pillar to post by his need for patronage and the fluctuating political situation as [[Spain]] and [[Austria]] disputed control of parts of Italy. |