Paolo Francesco Lorenzani (5 January 1640 – 28 October 1713) was an Italian composer of the Baroque Era.
[2] His motets were performed for Louis XIV, who recognized his talent and appointed him music master to the queen.
[3] Under orders of the king, Lorenzani traveled back to Italy and recruited singers for the monarch's chapel.
Due to his ultramontane beliefs, he was ordered to leave Versailles, thanks to protests made by Lully.
In 1688, his opera Oronthée, composed in the French style, premiered at the Académie royale in Chantilly.