Giordani, Tommaso (c. 1730–1806)

Italian composer. The son of a travelling opera impresario, he produced his first opera with his father's company in London, England, in 1756. He subsequently lived chiefly in London (he was director at the King's Theatre, Haymarket 1768–83) and Dublin, Ireland, and composed a large number of theatrical works for both cities. He was unrelated to either Carmine or Giuseppe Giordani.

Works Stage operas La comediante fatta cantatrice (1756), L'eroe cinese (1766), Love in Disguise (1766), Il padre e il figlio rivali, Artaserse, Il re pastore (1778), Phillis at Court, and others, about 50 in all; songs for Sheridan's The Critic.

Sacred music oratorio, Isaac; church music.

Instrumental concertos and sonatas for piano and other instruments; string quartets, trios.

Other songs.