Baldassare Galuppi, an Italian musician, sur-named Buranello, born on the island of Bu-rano, near Venice, in 1703, died there in January, 1785. He received instruction from his father and from the composer Lotti, became chapelmaster of the church of St. Mark and president of the conservatory of the incurabili, and spent some time in St. Petersburg. He produced his first comic opera in 1721 without success, but applied himself with greater zeal to composition, and his opera Lafede nell in-constanza, performed in 1729, made him famous. He composed more than 70 operas, and has been called the father of Italian comic opera; he also composed many masses, oratorios, etc.