Luigi Mosca
Luigi Mosca (1775 – 30 November 1824) was an Italian composer of operas and sacred music and a noted singing teacher. He composed eighteen operas, most of which were originally for theatres in Naples, but played throughout Italy in their day.
Luigi Mosca
- Name
- Luigi Mosca
- Born
- 23 October 1773
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
- Died
- 3 November 1832
- Education
- Pietà dei Turchini Conservatory
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Fields
- opera · liturgical music
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Luigi Mosca (1775 – 30 November 1824) was an Italian composer of operas and sacred music and a noted singing teacher. He composed eighteen operas, most of which were originally for theatres in Naples, but played throughout Italy in their day.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Luigi Mosca (1775–1824) was a composer, music educator and musician. The composer was born and died in Naples. Luigi Mosca studied at Conservatorio della Pietà dei Turchini. Genres include liturgical music and opera.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 01 October 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Luigi Mosca. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1339691 · wikipedia · Luigi Mosca
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Luigi Mosca • Born — 23 October 1773 • Birthplace — Naples, Italy • Died — 3 November 1832 • Place of death — Naples, Italy • Education — Pietà dei Turchini Conservatory • Occupation — * Composer • Voice teacher
Biography
Biography
Mosca was born in Naples and studied at the Pietà dei Turchini Conservatory there. Like his elder brother Giuseppe Mosca (also an opera composer), he studied composition under Fedele Fenaroli.
Operas
Operas
• L'impresario burlato (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Antonio Signoretti, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1797) • La sposa tra le imposture (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Antonio Signoretti, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1798) • Un imbroglio ne porta un altro (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1799) • Gli sposi in cimento (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Saverio Zini, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1800) • L'omaggio sincero (musical allegory in honour of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, libretto by Giuseppe Pagliuca, Teatro del Palazzo Reale, Naples, 1800) • Le stravaganze d'amore (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Saverio Zini, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1800) • Gli amanti volubili (opera buffa, libretto by Jacopo Ferretti, Teatro Valle, Rome, 1801) • L'amore per inganno (L'amoroso inganno; La cantatrice di spirito) (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1801) • Il ritorno impensato (Il ritorno inaspettato) (opera buffa, libretto by Francesco Saverio Zini, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1802) • L'impostore ossia Il Marcotondo (opera buffa, libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola, Teatro Nuovo, Naples, 1802) • La vendetta femminina (opera buffa, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1803; as La lezione vendetta, Théâtre-Italien, Paris, 1806) • Gli zingari in fiera (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, Genoa, 1806) • I finti viaggiatori (opera buffa, libretto by Nicasio De Mase, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1807) • L'italiana in Algeri (opera buffa, libretto by Angelo Anelli, La Scala, Milan, 1808) • La sposa a sorte (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1810) • Il salto di Leucade (opera seria, libretto by Giovanni Schmidt, Teatro San Carlo, Naples, 1812) • L'audacia delusa (opera buffa, libretto by Giuseppe Palomba, Teatro dei Fiorentini, Naples, 1813) • Il bello piace a tutti (excerpt held in the Vatican Library)
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Luigi Mosca”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1339691: Luigi Mosca
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,307 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Luigi LegnaniPerson
- Luigi LunariPerson
- Luigi MancinelliPerson
- Luigi MarchesiPerson
- Luigi NonoPerson
- Luigi PaciniPerson
- Luigi PerrachioPerson
- Luigi RicciPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Luigi Mosca?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.