ics ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ild hall ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁D rama ▁Category : Austral ian ▁oper atic ▁ten ors ▁Category : B rit ish ▁opera ▁sing ers ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁al umn i ▁Category : V ict or ian ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁al umn i ▁Category : Austral ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁England ▁Category : N atural ised ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom <0x0A> </s> ▁Nic col ò ▁J omm elli ▁( ; ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 7 1 4 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 7 7 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁composer . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁A vers a ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁Nap les . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁other ▁compos ers ▁mainly ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁and ▁France , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁certain ▁oper atic ▁re forms ▁including ▁reducing ▁orn aten ess ▁of ▁style ▁and ▁the ▁prim acy ▁of ▁star ▁sing ers ▁somewhat . ▁ ▁Bi ographical ▁information ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁J omm elli ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Francesco ▁Antonio ▁J omm elli ▁and ▁Mar gar ita ▁Crist iano ▁in ▁A vers a , ▁a ▁town ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁kilometres ▁north ▁of ▁Nap les . ▁He ▁had ▁one ▁brother , ▁Ign az io , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁fri ar ▁and ▁was ▁of ▁some ▁help ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁elder ▁years , ▁and ▁three ▁sister s . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁lin en ▁merchant , ▁who ▁entr