Giuseppe Maria Orlandini (1676-1760) is considered one of the principal composers in the development of the the new opera style in the early part of the 18^th century.   This style included arias that had stronger melodic lines, simplier accompaniments that followed the vocal line, and frequent use of sequences.  He was born in Florence and spent most of his life there composing operas.  His operas and intermezzi were tremendously successful throughout Europe.   His intermezzo, “Il Marito Giocatore” was one of the most performed operas of the 18^th century and was one of the operas that contributed to the “War of the Bouffons” in 1752. The War of the Bouffons, was a pamphlet war between supporters of French opera and Italian comic opera, which resulted in the dominance of Italian over French comic opera. “Il Marito giocatore e la moglie bacchettona” was first performed in Verona in 1715 in conjunction. The libretto was written by Antonio Salvi.