Gaetano Luporini

Giovanni Gaetano Luporini (1865–1948) was an 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. He served as director of Lucca's Pacini Institute between 1902 and 1937. As a composer, he was active in the field of sacred music, and served as maestro di cappella of the Lucca Cathedral.

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

  • Marcella (Milan, 1891)
  • I dispetti amorosi (Turin, 1894) – libretto by Luigi Illica
  • La collana di Pasqua (Naples, 1896) later presented as Nora
  • Marie Lacroix (Lucca, 1908)

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

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.

His grandson Gaetano Giani Luporini was also a classical composer.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1865 (Lucca), Died May 12, 1948 (Lucca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1923

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 49718 12-in. 12/10/1919 La bohème : Selections Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Columbia 49719 12-in. 12/10/1919 La bohème : Selections Giuseppe Bamboschek ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Orchestra arranger  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Luporini, Gaetano," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109938.

Luporini, Gaetano. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109938.

"Luporini, Gaetano." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109938

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