Luigi Antonio Calegari (1780–1849) was an Italian opera composer, born in Padua. He was nephew of Antonio Calegari (1757–1828)The Harvard biographical dictionary of music Don Michael Randel - 1996 "Calegari, Antonio (b. Padua, 17 Feb. 1757; d. there, 22 or 28 July 1828)." and possibly related to other composers in the Padua Calegari family; Father Francesco Antonio Calegari (1656–1742), and Giuseppe Calegari, composer of a ''

Betulia liberata ''La '' (''The Liberation of Bethulia'') is a libretto by Pietro Metastasio which was originally commissioned by Emperor Charles VI and set to music by Georg Reutter the Younger in 1734. It was subsequently set by as many as 30 composers, includin ...

'' (1771). He died in Venice.

Operas

*''Il matrimonio scoperto ossia Le polpette'' (1804, Padua) *''Erminia'' (1805, Venice) *''La serenata'' (1806, Padua) *''Amor soldato'' (1807, Padua) *''Irene e Filandro'' (1808, Venice) *''La giardiniera'' (1808, Rome) *''Raoul di Crequi'' (1808, Padua) *''Il prigioniero'' (1810, Venice) *''Omaggio del cuore'' (1815, Piacenza) *''Saul'' (1821, Venice) - inspired by the oratorio of

Vittorio Alfieri Count Vittorio Amedeo Alfieri (, also , ; 16 January 17498 October 1803) was an Italians, Italian dramatist and poet, considered the "founder of Italian tragedy." He wrote nineteen tragedies, sonnets, satires, and a notable autobiography. Early l ...

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