Luigi Carlini was an Italian composer specializing in opera, with a career centered in Milan in the 19th century.
Life and career Luigi Carlini was born in Naples, Campania, Italy in the late 18th century.
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 Camillo Federici, titled The Triumph of the Carbonari ().Donizetti Society Newsletter Article. (n.d.). https://www.donizettisociety.com/Articles/articlemarystuart.htm
In September 1817, Carlini presented a two-act drama featuring Luigi Lablache, Giovanni David, and Luigi Sirletti.Stanley-Little, C. (2009). The Great Lablache: Nineteenth Century Operatic Superstar His Life and His Times. United States: Xlibris US. The composer premiered the opera The Youth of Henry V () in 1819 at the Teatro Nuovo sopra Toledo in Naples, featuring a libretto by Italian poet Felice Romani.La gioventù di Enrico V. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30876 He returned with a production of Solimano II, or The Three Sultanas () at Teatro San Carlo in 1820, collaborating with Andrea Leone Tottola and Charles-Simon Favart.Solimano II, ossia Le tre sultane. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30877 Carlini premiered Adelaide di Baviera at Teatro San Carlo in 1821 with libretto provided by Andrea Leone Tottola.Adelaide di Baviera. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30873 In collaboration with Austrian composer Robert Gallenberg, he contributed to the musical composition of Niobe by Italian choreographer Gaetano Gioja, later staged at Naples' Teatro di San Carlo in January 1822. That year, Carlini also composed music for The Festival of Terpsichore (), a work choreographed by Italian ballet-master Salvatore Taglioni.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 Teatro del Fondo.Il contraccambio, ovvero L’amore alla prova. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30874 His version of the opera based on Francesca da Rimini was created in 1825 with Felice Romani.Francesca da Rimini. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30875 The piece served as the first musical version of Francesca da Rimini offered to the Italian public.Le Guide Musical: Revue Internationale de la Musique Et de Theâtres Lyriques. (1889). Belgium: (n.p.). In 1828, he premiered The Fleeing Spouses (), a collaboration with Italian composer Giuseppe Ceccherini.Gli sposi fuggitivi. (n.d.). Opening Night! – Spotlight at Stanford. https://exhibits.stanford.edu/operadata/catalog/183-30878 On 28 May 1828, Luigi Carlini composed the music of La Sylphide for Louis Henry which was premiered at La Scala in Milan.Arvey, V. (1941). Choreographic Music; Music for the Dance. United States: E. P. Dutton, Incorporated.
Carlini provided the score for Chao-Kang, an 1834 ballet-pantomime staged by French choreographer Louis Henry at the Théâtre Nautique.Chao-Kang – Spectacle – 1834. (n.d.). data.bnf.fr. https://data.bnf.fr/fr/ark:/12148/cb396847753 A specific section, the "Gallop of the lanterns," was arranged for German pianist Friedrich Kalkbrenner.Bibliographie de la France: ou, journal général de l'imprimerie et de la librairie. (1834). Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint. He also collaborated with French composer Casimir Gide to compose the music for L'île des pirates of Louis Henry which premiered on 12 August 1835 at the Opéra de Paris.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.
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