Antonio Baglioni

Antonio Baglioni was an Italian tenor active in the late eighteenth century, who sang in both opera buffa and opera seria and later worked as a singing teacher. His activity is documented mainly in the 1780s and 1790s, although his full career is not known with certainty. He may have been related to Francesco Baglioni, but this connection cannot be confirmed.

He sang in opera buffa productions, particularly in Venice in the late 1780s and early 1790s, and also in the serious repertoire. His most significant roles were Don Ottavio in the premiere of Mozart's Don Giovanni, in Prague in 1787, and Tito in La clemenza di Tito, in the same city in 1791. His range extended from E to high B flat, and according to some accounts he had a well-schooled, pure and expressive voice.

As a teacher he trained Giulietta da Ponte, niece of the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, who regarded him as a man of exquisite taste and great musical knowledge. He published a set of vocal exercises and a duet, Sommo ciel, as well as an Ave regina for three voices and an aria. His legacy is modest and partly scattered, but it remains significant for his role in the premiere of Don Ottavio and for his pedagogical work.