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Death Anniversary: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini — October 24, 1760

24 October 2026
Florence

He died in Florence on 24 October 1760, having held the prestigious post of maestro di cappella at Florence Cathedral and to the Grand Ducal court since 1732. His comic intermezzi, particularly Il giocatore of 1715, circulated across the continent and played a decisive role in establishing independent comic opera in European theatres.

Dates verified on Treccani, DBI, vol. 79 (2013), voce "ORLANDINI, Giuseppe Maria" (https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giuseppe-maria-orlandini_(Dizionario-Biografico)/); Robert L. Weaver, A Descriptive Chronology of Music in the Italian Theaters, Detroit Monographs in Musicology, 2008, ISBN 978-0899901428, p. 112.

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