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{{short description|Italian composer}}
{{Short description|Italian classical composer}}
[[File:Gaetano Luporini.jpg|thumb|Gaetano Luporini holding his nephew, {{ill|Gaetano Giani Luporini|it}} (1936)]]
[[File:Gaetano Luporini.jpg|thumb|Gaetano Luporini holding his grandson, [[Gaetano Giani Luporini]] (1936)]]
'''Giovanni Gaetano Luporini''' (1865–1948) was an [[Italy|Italian]] composer. A native of [[Lucca]], he studied there with [[Carlo Angeloni]] before transferring to the [[Milan Conservatory]], where he studied with Anselmi and [[Alfredo Catalani]].<ref name = "Bongiovanni" >Liner notes to ''Gaetano Luporini – Lamberto Landi'', Bongiovanni, recorded 1990</ref> He served as director of Lucca's Pacini Institute between 1902 and 1937.<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/> As a composer, he was active in the field of [[sacred music]], and served as ''[[maestro di cappella]]'' of the [[Lucca Cathedral]].<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-gaetano-luporini/ Biography] at treccani.it</ref>
'''Giovanni Gaetano Luporini''' (1865–1948) was an Italian composer. A native of [[Lucca]], he studied there with {{ill|Carlo Angeloni|it}} before transferring to the [[Milan Conservatory]], where he studied with Anselmi and [[Alfredo Catalani]].<ref name = "Bongiovanni" >Liner notes to ''Gaetano Luporini – Lamberto Landi'', Bongiovanni, recorded 1990</ref> He served as director of Lucca's Pacini Institute between 1902 and 1937.<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/> As a composer, he was active in the field of [[sacred music]], and served as ''[[maestro di cappella]]'' of the [[Lucca Cathedral]].<ref>[http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-gaetano-luporini/ Biography] at [[Treccani]]</ref>


[[File:Tita (tenore), figurino di Adolf Hohenstein per Dispetti amorosi (1894) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON009743.jpg|thumb|Tita, costume design for Dispetti amorosi act 3 (1894).]]
[[File:Tita (tenore), figurino di Adolf Hohenstein per Dispetti amorosi (1894) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON009743.jpg|thumb|Tita, costume design by [[Adolfo Hohenstein]] for ''I dispetti amorosi'', act 3 (1894)]]
{{stack|[[File:La fiera sul sagrato, la cucina in casa di Anacleto Fandigli, bozzetto di artista ignoto per La collana di Pasqua (1896) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON009544.jpg|thumb|Set design for ''La collana di Pasqua'', act 1, 3 (1896)]]}}


Luporini also composed orchestral and vocal music. He wrote a number of operas, including:<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>
Luporini also composed orchestral and vocal music. He wrote a number of operas, including:<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>
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*''Marcella'' (Milan, 1891)
*''Marcella'' (Milan, 1891)
*''I dispetti amorosi'' (Turin, 1894) – libretto by [[Luigi Illica]]
*''I dispetti amorosi'' (Turin, 1894) – libretto by [[Luigi Illica]]
*''La collana di Pasqua'' (Naples, 1896) later presented as ''Nora''
*''La collana di Pasqua'' (Naples, 1896)
*''Marie Lacroix'' (In 1902, his friend G. Martinelli from Brescia organised a libretto by Nicola Daspuro, which comprised four acts) later presented as ''Nora'' with three acts (Lucca, 1908)
*''Marie Lacroix'' (Lucca, 1908)
[[File:La fiera sul sagrato, la cucina in casa di Anacleto Fandigli, bozzetto di artista ignoto per La collana di Pasqua (1896) - Archivio Storico Ricordi ICON009544.jpg|thumb|''La fiera sul sagrato, la cucina in casa di Anacleto Fandigli, set design for ''La collana di Pasqua'' act 1, 3 (1896). '']]
He also composed an operetta, ''L'aquila e le colombe''.<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>
He also composed an operetta, ''L'aquila e le colombe''.<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>


A ''Mass'' for mixed chorus and orchestra, and an ''Andante religioso'', have been recorded on the [[Bongiovanni (record label)|Bongiovanni]] label, coupled with a ''Mass'' and ''Andante'' by [[Lamberto Landi]].<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>
A Mass for mixed chorus and orchestra, and an ''Andante religioso'', have been recorded on the [[Bongiovanni (record label)|Bongiovanni]] label, coupled with a Mass and ''Andante'' by [[Lamberto Landi]].<ref name ="Bongiovanni"/>


His grandson [[Gaetano Giani Luporini]] was also a classical composer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lucca, musica in lutto: è morto il maestro Gaetano Giani Luporini|url=https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/lucca/cronaca/2022/02/27/news/musica-in-lutto-e-morto-il-maestro-gaetano-giani-luporini-1.41262086|access-date=28 February 2022|work=[[Il Tirreno]]|date=27 February 2022|language=it-IT}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 10 November 2024

Gaetano Luporini holding his grandson, Gaetano Giani Luporini (1936)

Giovanni Gaetano Luporini (1865–1948) was an Italian composer. A native of Lucca, he studied there with Carlo Angeloni [it] before transferring to the Milan Conservatory, where he studied with Anselmi and Alfredo Catalani.[1] He served as director of Lucca's Pacini Institute between 1902 and 1937.[1] As a composer, he was active in the field of sacred music, and served as maestro di cappella of the Lucca Cathedral.[2]

Tita, costume design by Adolfo Hohenstein for I dispetti amorosi, act 3 (1894)
Set design for La collana di Pasqua, act 1, 3 (1896)

Luporini also composed orchestral and vocal music. He wrote a number of operas, including:[1]

  • Marcella (Milan, 1891)
  • I dispetti amorosi (Turin, 1894) – libretto by Luigi Illica
  • La collana di Pasqua (Naples, 1896)
  • Marie Lacroix (In 1902, his friend G. Martinelli from Brescia organised a libretto by Nicola Daspuro, which comprised four acts) later presented as Nora with three acts (Lucca, 1908)

He also composed an operetta, L'aquila e le colombe.[1]

A Mass for mixed chorus and orchestra, and an Andante religioso, have been recorded on the Bongiovanni label, coupled with a Mass and Andante by Lamberto Landi.[1]

His grandson Gaetano Giani Luporini was also a classical composer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Liner notes to Gaetano Luporini – Lamberto Landi, Bongiovanni, recorded 1990
  2. ^ Biography at Treccani
  3. ^ "Lucca, musica in lutto: è morto il maestro Gaetano Giani Luporini". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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