Giovanni Lucantoni (Rieti, 18 January 1825 – Paris, 30 May 1902) was an Italian composer active as a music teacher in Paris.[1] He had an opera performed in Milan at the age of 25, but later and in Paris turned to composing salon songs.

Works, editions and recordings edit

Opera edit

  • Elisa, opera, premiere 20 June 1850, Milan

Songs edit

  • Una Sera di carnevale : album per canto e danza - Éditions Tito di Gio. Ricordi - Milan 1853
  • Album di danza per pianoforte - Éditions Tito di G. Ricordi - Milan 1856 -
  • Piano reduction of Donizetti's Poliuto Press F. Lucca - Milan
  • Une nuit à Venise, duettino sur une poésie de Jules Barbier pour mezzo-soprano ou contralto et baryton- Éditions Choudens fils - Paris
  • La Primavera, pour piano et chant soprano, tenor et basse. Éditions Choudens Père et fils. Paris c.1900?

References edit

  1. ^ The heritage encyclopedia of band music: composers and their music: Volume 1 William H. Rehrig, Paul E. Bierley, Robert Hoe - 1991 "LUCANTONI, GIOVANNI (1825–1902) Giovanni Lucantoni was born on January 18, 1825, in Rieti, Italy. He received his first music training from his parents, ..."