In 1734, he moved to work in London,[1] but returned to Italy in 1735, where he established an operatic dance troupe.
[1][2] In Russia, his troupe staged Force of Love and Hatred (Italian: Forza dell'amore e dell'odio or Russian: Сила любви и ненависти), an opera by Francesco Araja.
There he taught Barbara Campanini, known as La Barberina (1721-1799), a famous Italian ballerina and one of the most important ballet dancers of the 18th century.
When Landé died in 1748, Rinaldi remained the only one in charge of the Russian court ballet[6] He held this position until 1759, when he was replaced by Austrian choreographer and dancer Franz Hilverding.
He is considered to be the originator of the "Italian style" in the Russian ballet; a trend which faded only in 1787 upon the arrival of French dancer Charles le Picq to Russia.