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What role did Domenico Scarlatti hold for Queen Maria Casimira of Poland in Rome?

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Domenico Scarlatti Domenico Scarlatti, engraving.

In Rome, Domenico Scarlatti served as the musical director and composer to the exiled Queen Maria Casimira of Poland. He held this position starting in the spring of 1709 and remained in her service until her departure in 1714. During this time, he composed a series of operas and occasional pieces, all of which utilized texts written by the queen's secretary, Carlo Sigismondo Capeci.1