Luigi Carlini was an Italian composer specializing in opera, with a career centered in

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in the 19th century.

Life and career

Luigi Carlini was born in

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, Campania, Italy in the

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. Luigi Carlini's ''Maria Stuarda, regina di Scozia'', a cultural depiction of Mary, Queen of Scots, was his debut opera. The production was adapted from a 1802 drama by

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, titled ''The Triumph of the Carbonari'' (). In September 1817, Carlini presented a two-act drama featuring

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, and Luigi Sirletti. The composer premiered the opera ''The Youth of Henry V'' () in 1819 at the Teatro Nuovo sopra Toledo in

, featuring a libretto by Italian poet

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. He returned with a production of ''Solimano II, or The Three Sultanas'' () at

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in 1820, collaborating with

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and

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. Carlini premiered ''Adelaide di Baviera'' at

in 1821 with libretto provided by

. In collaboration with Austrian composer Robert Gallenberg, he contributed to the musical composition of ''Niobe'' by Italian choreographer Gaetano Gioja, later staged at Naples'

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in January 1822. That year, Carlini also composed music for ''The Festival of Terpsichore'' (), a work choreographed by Italian ballet-master

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.Levy, M. S., Ward, J. M., Macnutt, R. (2005). Italian Ballet, 1637–1977: A Catalogue. United Kingdom: Houghton Library of the Harvard College Library. He produced the 1823 ''Reciprocation, or Love Put to the Test'' () which premiered at

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. His version of the opera based on

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was created in 1825 with

. The piece served as the first musical version of ''Francesca da Rimini'' offered to the Italian public. In 1828, he premiered ''The Fleeing Spouses'' (), a collaboration with Italian composer Giuseppe Ceccherini. On 28 May 1828, Luigi Carlini composed the music of ''La Sylphide'' for Louis Henry which was premiered at

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in Milan. Carlini provided the score for '' Chao-Kang'', an 1834 ballet-

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staged by French choreographer Louis Henry at the Théâtre Nautique. A specific

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, the "Gallop of the lanterns," was arranged for German pianist

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.Bibliographie de la France: ou, journal général de l'imprimerie et de la librairie. (1834). Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint. He also collaborated with French composer

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to compose the music for '' L'île des pirates'' of Louis Henry which premiered on 12 August 1835 at the

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.L’île des pirates ballet-pantomime en quatre actes , WorldCat.org. (n.d.). https://search.worldcat.org/title/L%27ile-des-pirates-ballet-pantomime-en-quatre-actes/oclc/691858381

Death

Luigi Carlini died in Italy in the 19th century.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carlini, Luigi 1790s births 19th-century deaths Musicians from Naples Italian male composers 19th-century Italian composers Italian ballet composers