Antonio Maria Lucchini

Antonio Maria Lucchini (also Luchini, * 1690; ? † after 1730 ) was an Italian librettist.

Life

Lucchini belonged to the Venetian middle class. His first known libretto was listed in 1716 with music by Antonio Lotti. In 1717 Lucchini went with Lotti to Dresden, where he was hired as Hoflibrettist. As Elector Friedrich August II of Saxony did not count it the first set of the librettist, was its main purpose in writing oratorios, serenades and cantata texts as well as the Edit existing libretti; However, he also wrote two of his own librettos for Dresden, both of which were set to music by Lotti. Lucchinis stay in Dresden came to an abrupt end when he was involved in a scandal involving a woman; he fled back to Italy and wrote there from 1720 to 1730, seven other libretti for Venice and Rome.

Style

Lucchinis abilities were underestimated by Friedrich August II well; Although his style is conventional, but at the height of his time.

Works (selection)

• Foca superbo ( 1716), set to music by Lotti
• Tieteberga ( 1717), set to music by Vivaldi
• Giove in Argo ( 1717), set to music by Handel and Lotti
• Ascanio, overo Gli odi delusi dal sangue (1718 ), set to music by Lotti
• L' inganno tradito dall'amore ( 1720), set to music by Caldara
• Ermengarda (1723 ), set to music by Albinoni
• Gli Sforzi d' ambizione e d' amore ( 1724), set to music by Porta
• Farnace ( 1724), set to music by Vivaldi and Vinci
• Dorilla in Tempe (1726), set to music by Vivaldi

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• Historical person (Italy )
• Born in the 17th century
• Died in the 18th century
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