Luigi Carlini was born in
Naples, Campania, Italy in the
late 18th century. Luigi Carlini's
Maria Stuarda, regina di Scozia, a
cultural depiction of Mary, Queen of Scots, was his debut opera. The production was adapted from a 1802 drama by
Camillo Federici, titled
The Triumph of the Carbonari (). In September 1817, Carlini presented a two-act drama featuring
Luigi Lablache,
Giovanni David, and Luigi Sirletti. The composer premiered the opera
The Youth of Henry V () in 1819 at the Teatro Nuovo sopra Toledo in
Naples, featuring a libretto by Italian poet
Felice Romani. He returned with a production of
Solimano II, or The Three Sultanas () at
Teatro San Carlo in 1820, collaborating with
Andrea Leone Tottola and
Charles-Simon Favart. Carlini premiered
Adelaide di Baviera at
Teatro San Carlo in 1821 with libretto provided by
Andrea Leone Tottola. In collaboration with Austrian composer
Robert Gallenberg, he contributed to the musical composition of
Niobe by Italian choreographer Gaetano Gioja, later staged at Naples'
Teatro di San Carlo in January 1822. That year, Carlini also composed music for
The Festival of Terpsichore (), a work choreographed by Italian ballet-master
Salvatore Taglioni. He produced the 1823
Reciprocation, or Love Put to the Test () which premiered at
Teatro del Fondo. His version of the opera based on
Francesca da Rimini was created in 1825 with
Felice Romani. The piece served as the first musical version of
Francesca da Rimini offered to the Italian public. In 1828, he premiered
The Fleeing Spouses (), a collaboration with Italian composer
Giuseppe Ceccherini. On 28 May 1828, Luigi Carlini composed the music of
La Sylphide for Louis Henry which was premiered at
La Scala in Milan. Carlini provided the score for
Chao-Kang, an 1834 ballet-
pantomime staged by French choreographer
Louis Henry at the
Théâtre Nautique. A specific
section, the "Gallop of the lanterns," was arranged for German pianist
Friedrich Kalkbrenner. He also collaborated with French composer
Casimir Gide to compose the music for ''
L'île des pirates'' of Louis Henry which premiered on 12 August 1835 at the
Opéra de Paris. ==Death==