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Which opera ended Domenico Scarlattiās career as an opera composer?
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Domenico Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti, engraving.
Domenico Scarlatti brought his career as an opera composer to an end with the work Ambleto (1715). Although he later produced Berenice, regina di Egitto (1718) in collaboration with Nicola Porpora, his work in the genre was generally considered unsuccessful, and he eventually shifted his focus away from vocal music to become primarily known for his keyboard sonatas.1