 Thus, the conservatory was beyond the Spanish fortifications that guarded the southeastern approach to Naples.Sant'Onofrio a Capuana dates from 1578 and counts as its alumni Niccoló Jommelli, Giovanni Paisiello, Niccolò Piccinni, and Antonio Sacchini, four of the great names in the 18th century Neapolitan music.The Italian Baroque composer Cristofaro Caresana was a director from 1667 until 1690.