He was an Italian musician and teacher of singing who composed cantatas and sacred music (including four masses), but was particularly known for his operas, not all of which have survived.
In 1801, his theatrical career began with the comic opera The Scottish Pupil (La pupilla scozzese) based on a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte that had earlier been set by Antonio Salieri in Vienna in 1789.
On his return to Parma, Orlandi applied unsuccessfully for the post of professor of singing at the Ospizio delle Arti.
The libretto of Rodrigo di Valenza by Felice Romani had already been set by Pietro Generali in 1817 and performed in Milan.
The following are the operas whose titles are recorded: The bulk of the information here has been taken from Daniele Carnini's article in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani Volume 79 (2013)