About Giovanni Battista Lampugnani
Lived 1708 – 1788 (aged 79–80). Giovanni Battista Lampugnani was a composer and harpsichordist.
Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (c. 1708 – 2 June 1786) was an Italian composer, born in Milan. He studied in Naples where he made his debut as a composer of opera in 1732. In 1743 he went to London to take over the opera from Baldassare Galuppi at the King's Theatre, but he soon returned to Milan. Lampugnani later became the maestro al cembalo (meaning "master of the harpsichord") in 1779 at the Teatro alla Scala.
Lampugnani wrote thirty operas during his lifetime, such as Semiramide (1741), Rossane, Tigrane (1747), Artaserse, Siroe (1755) and L'amor contadino (1760). He also composed some non-operatic pieces, e.g., trio sonatas and church music.
He died in Milan.
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Italian composer (1708-1788)
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Giovanni Battista Lampugnani was born in 1708 in Milan.
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Giovanni Battista Lampugnani died on 2 June 1788 in Milan.
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Giovanni Battista Lampugnani was a composer and harpsichordist.
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