Now on

Birth Anniversary: Baldassare Galuppi — October 18, 1706

18 October 2026
Birth Anniversary: Baldassare Galuppi — October 18, 1706

Born on the island of Burano in the Venetian lagoon on 18 October 1706, which earned him the lifelong moniker Il Buranello. A brilliant keyboard student of Antonio Lotti at the Conservatorio dei Mendicanti, he quickly rose to become Venice’s foremost musical luminary.

Dates verified on Treccani, DBI, vol. 51 (1998), voce "GALUPPI, Baldassarre, detto il Buranello" (https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/baldassarre-galuppi_(Dizionario-Biografico)/); Grove Music Online, entry "Galuppi, Baldassarre" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.10585).

📷 Become a Cultural Heritage Online photographer

Share your photos of events: they stay published under your name as the author. The more they're seen, the more you get noticed — and soon a contest will reward the most appreciated photos.

Log in or sign up free to add a photo
📋 Copy & share on social
Scroll to Top