Antonio Ferradini (Naples, c.1718 - Prague, 1779 ) was an Italian composer. Little is known of his life. He wrote his first composition in 1739, probably a sacred work, which remains unknown. A few years later followed the composition of an oratorio, Il Giuseppe riconosciuto, represented in his hometown in 1745. Since 1751 he traveled to northern Italy and for Spain to stage their works: lived in Lugo , Forlì , Madrid , Florence , Reggio Emilia , Milan , Lucca and Parma . It was at Parma in 1757 , where he met Carlo Goldoni and which set to music a libretto, Il festino.

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