(11 February 1708 – 11 June 1775)
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Was an Italian composerwho studied
in Naples and worked
in Italy, France and London, writing both
Italian and French operas.
Born in Matera, Duni was taught music by his
father, Francesco Duni, and two sisters. At the
age of nine, he was accepted at
the Conservatorio di Santa Maria di Loreto, near
Naples.
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His first success was with the
opera Nerone presented at the Rome Carnival in
1735.
The latter part of his career was spent in France
where he played a key role in the development
of the Comédie mêlée d'ariettes (an early form
of opéra comique), with such works as Le
peintre amoureux de son modèle (Paris, 1757), La
fée Urgèle(Fontainebleau, 1765), and L'école de la
jeunesse (Paris, 1765).
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He died in paris
Italian operas
 Nerone (Rome, 1735)
 Adriano in Siria (1735–1736)
 Giuseppe riconosciuto (1736)
 La tirannide debellata (1736)
 Demofoonte (London, 1737)
 Didone abbandonata (1739)
 Catone in Utica (1740)
 Bajazet (1743)
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Antaserse (1744)
Ipermestra (1748)
Ciro riconosciuto (1748)
L'Olimpiade (Parma, 1755)
La buona figliuola (Parma, 1756)
Alessandro nelle Indie
Adriano
Demetrio
French operas
 Ninette à la cour, Parma, (1755)[citation needed]
 La chercheuse d'esprit, Paris, (1756)
 Le peintre amoureux de son modèle, Paris, (1757)
 Le docteur Sangrado, Saint Germain, (1758)
 La fille mal gardée, Paris, (1758)
 La veuve indécise, Paris, (1759)
 L’isle de foux, Paris, (1760)
 Nina et Lindor, (1761)
 Mazet, Paris, (1761)
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La bonne fille, Paris, (1762)
Le retour au village, Paris, (1762)
La plaidreuse et le procés, Paris, (1763)
Le milicien, Versailles, (1763)
Les deux chasseurs et la laitière, (1763)
Le rendez-vous, Paris, (1763)
Egidio Romualdo Duni - Giuseppe riconosciuto
- Aria - E legge di natura
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6o7Ex9
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Egidio Duni : Isle des Foux - Air de Brisefer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OwqeNDdp
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