Francesco Araja, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian composer active in Russia
Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1709
Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1770
Profession: composer, kapellmeister
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Francesco Araja
- Francesco Domenico Araja (or Araia, Russian: ?????) (June 25, 1709 in Naples, Kingdom of Sicily – between 1762 and 1770 in Bologna, States of the Church) was an Italian composer who 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.
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