Tommaso Michele Francesco Saverio Traetta (March 30, 1727–April 6, 1779) was an Italian composer. Traetta was born in Bitonto, a town near Bari, right down near the top of the heel of the boot of Italy. He eventually became a pupil of the composer, singer and teacher Nicola Porpora in Naples, and scored a first success with his opera Il Farnace, in Naples, in 1751. Around this time he seems too have come into contact with Niccolò Jommelli. From here on in Read more on Last.fm