Fiorillo was born in
Naples,
Italy. His musical education was supported by
Count Ferdinand Otto von Traun, who allowed him to study at the
Naples Conservatory, as a pupil of
Leonardo Leo and
Francesco Durante. His career began with opera ''L'egeste
, premiered in Trieste in 1733. Another opera, Il vincitor di se stesso
, was performed in 1741 in Venice, and Fiorillo introduced himself as an opera composer also in Milan and Padua. In the middle of the 1740s, he made several European tours as a member of the ensemble of Phillip Nicolini, specialised in children mime (Teatro dell'Opera Pantomima dei Piccolo Hollandesi di Nicolini''). Fiorillo was engaged as a composer for their performances. In 1749, he resided with Nicolini in
Braunschweig, at the court of
Carl I. von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Fiorillo was appointed court composer in 1750, and Nicolini became the director of court theatres. In 1762, Fiorillo was engaged by
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel at his court in
Kassel. He significantly improved the quality of the court opera in Kassel. Ingazio Fiorillo retired in 1779, and died in
Fritzlar,
Germany. He was the father of
Federigo Fiorillo (1753 - 1823), a violinist and composer, best known for a collection of etudes. == Works ==