usted ▁him ▁to ▁Can on ▁M uzz illo , ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁A vers a ▁c athedral ▁cho ir , ▁for ▁musical ▁instruction . ▁ ▁When ▁this ▁proved ▁successful , ▁he ▁was ▁en rolled ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atorio ▁di ▁Santo ▁On of rio ▁a ▁Cap u ana ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁Ign az io ▁Pro ta ▁alongside ▁Tom aso ▁Pro ta ▁and ▁Francesco ▁Fe o . ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atorio ▁della ▁Piet à ▁dei ▁T urch ini , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁trained ▁under ▁Nic col ò ▁F ago , ▁with ▁Don ▁Gia como ▁S arc uni ▁and ▁Andrea ▁B asso , ▁as ▁second ▁ma est ri ▁( ma est ri ▁di ▁cant o ), ▁or ▁singing ▁teachers . ▁He ▁was ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁by ▁Johann ▁Adolf ▁H asse , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁Nap les ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁studies ▁he ▁began ▁work , ▁and ▁wrote ▁two ▁opere ▁bu ffe , ▁L ' err ore ▁amor oso ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 7 3 7 ▁and ▁O do ardo ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 7 3 8 . ▁His ▁first ▁opera ▁seria , ▁Ric im ero ▁re ▁di ▁G oti , ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁success ▁in ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁that ▁he ▁immediately ▁received ▁a ▁commission ▁from ▁Henry ▁Bened ict ▁Stuart , ▁the ▁Card inal - D u ke ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁When ▁still ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁conserv atory , ▁J omm