Giovanni Battista Lampugnani (c. 1708 – 2 June 1786) was an Italian composer, born in Milan. He studied in Naples where he made his debut as a composer of opera in 1732. In 1743 he went to London to take over the opera from Baldassare Galuppi at the King's Theatre, but he soon returned to Milan. Lampugnani later became the maestro al cembalo (meaning "master of the harpsichord") in 1779 at the Teatro alla Scala.

Lampugnani wrote thirty operas during his lifetime, such as Semiramide (1741), Rossane, Tigrane (1747), Artaserse, Siroe (1755) and L'amor contadino (1760). He also composed some non-operatic pieces, e.g., trio sonatas and church music.

Giovanni Battista Lampugnani

He died in Milan.

Giovanni Battista Lampugnani

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1700s births

1786 deaths

Year of birth uncertain

Italian male classical composers

Italian opera composers

Male opera composers

18th-century Italian composers

18th-century Italian male musicians

Giovanni Battista Lampugnani