Benevoli served as Kapellmeister in the court of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria from 1644 to 1646. In 1646, Benevoli returned to Rome, where he remained for the rest of his life, and where he served as choirmaster at Santa Maria Maggiore and at the Cappella Giulia of St. Peter's Basilica. He was made Guardiano of the Vatican's Congregazione di Santa Cecilia in the following three years: 1654, 1665 and 1667.
Benevoli held the position of Kapellmeister at the court of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria from 1644 to 1646. In 1646, Benevoli returned to Rome and spent the rest of his life there, serving as choirmaster at Santa Maria Maggiore and the Cappella Giulia of St. Peter's Basilica. He was appointed Guardiano of the Vatican's Congregazione di Santa Cecilia in the subsequent three years: 1654, 1665, and 1667.