Luigi Carlini's Maria Stuarda, regina di Scozia, a cultural depiction of Mary, Queen of Scots, was his debut opera.

[4] Carlini premiered Adelaide di Baviera at Teatro San Carlo in 1821 with libretto provided by Andrea Leone Tottola.

[5] In collaboration with Austrian composer Robert Gallenberg, he contributed to the musical composition of Niobe by Italian choreographer Gaetano Gioja, later staged at Naples' Teatro di San Carlo in January 1822.

[6] He produced the 1823 Reciprocation, or Love Put to the Test (Italian: Il contraccambio, ovvero L'amore alla prova) which premiered at Teatro del Fondo.

[11] Carlini provided the score for Chao-Kang, an 1834 ballet-pantomime staged by French choreographer Louis Henry at the Théâtre Nautique.