Antonio Sapienza

Antonio Sapienza (18 June 1794 – 1855) was an Italian composer and conductor. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire where he began his musical studies with his father who was also called Antonio. (Antonio Sapienza Sr. (1755–1829) had emigrated from Naples to Russia in 1783 and served as a musician and voice teacher at the Russian imperial court.)

Sapienza returned to St. Petersburg in 1828 where he served as choirmaster and conductor at the Imperial Theatre until his death in 1855.

Operas Rodrigo (opera seria); Librettist: Giovanni Federico Schmidt; Premiere: Teatro San Carlo. Naples, 28 August 1823 (also performed at La Scala, Milan under the title Gonzalvo during the 1825/26 Carnival season) L'audacia fortunata (opera buffa); Librettist: Jacopo Ferretti; Premiere: Teatro del Fondo, Naples, summer 1824 Tamerlano (dramma per musica); Librettist: Andrea Leone Tottola; Premiere: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 27 November 1824 Ivan Tsarevich; Librettist: unknown; Premiere: St. Petersburg, 1830