Claim: Francesco Carattoli was an Italian bass buffo born in Rome, the capital city and Italy's special comune.
Evidence: Francesco Carattoli (1704 or 1705 – March 1772) was an Italian bass buffo, or singer of opera buffa. Carattoli was born in Rome, and began singing in the 1740s. Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma [ˈroːma (listen)) is the capital city and a special comune of Italy (named Comune di Roma Capitale), as well as the capital of the Lazio region.