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Senesino

1686 - 1758

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Francesco Bernardi (pronounced [franˈtʃesko berˈnardi]; 31 October 1686 – 27 November 1758), known as Senesino (pronounced [seneˈziːno] or traditionally [seneˈsiːno]), was an Italian contralto castrato, particularly remembered today for his long collaboration with the composer George Frideric Handel. He was also involved in a public scandal with the soprano Anastasia Robinson in 1724 which was circulated widely by the satirist Jonathan Swift, and inspired a number of anonymously written obscene, misogynistic, and at times sexually subversive epistles written between 1724 and 1736 which have become a topic of study among scholars of Restoration literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Senesino is the 466th most popular singer (down from 386th in 2019), the 2,024th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,831st in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Senesino ranks 466 out of 4,381. Before him are Alizée, Théo Sarapo, Gene Vincent, Neil Tennant, Joey Tempest, and Omara Portuondo. After him are Miguel Bosé, Bill Withers, CeeLo Green, Zeynab Khanlarova, Kemal Monteno, and Alfredo Kraus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1686, Senesino ranks 6. Before him are Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Nicola Porpora, Hans Egede, Benedetto Marcello, and Charles, Duke of Berry. After him are Hakuin Ekaku, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Vasily Tatishchev, Antoine de Jussieu, and Johann Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz. Among people deceased in 1758, Senesino ranks 8. Before him are Hans Egede, Prince Augustus William of Prussia, Barbara of Portugal, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Pierre Bouguer, and Jonathan Edwards. After him are Johan Helmich Roman, Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Antoine de Jussieu, Johann Baptist Zimmermann, and Lorenz Heister.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Senesino ranks 2,024 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Maurolico (1494), Valerio Zurlini (1926), Peter Krešimir IV of Croatia (null), Titus Flavius Sabinus (8), Giambattista Bodoni (1740), and Domenico Fetti (1589). After him are Antipope Sylvester IV (1100), Sidney Sonnino (1847), Ranuccio Farnese (1530), Domenico Tardini (1888), Ennio Antonelli (1936), and Philemon (-362).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Senesino ranks 38. Before him are Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Serge Reggiani (1922), Giuditta Pasta (1797), Cecilia Bartoli (1966), Gigi D'Agostino (1967), and Iva Zanicchi (1940). After him are Renato Carosone (1920), Faustina Bordoni (1697), Bobby Solo (1945), Mia Martini (1947), Angelica Catalani (1780), and Carlo Bergonzi (1924).

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