Luigi Cherubini as member of the Institut Royal de France, Académie des Beaux-Arts, c. 1820. Luigi Cherubini (/ˌkɛrʊˈbiːni/ KERR-uu-BEE-nee, Italian: [luˈiːdʒi keruˈbiːni]; 8 or 14 September[1] 1760 – 15 March 1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic [2][3] composer. His most significant compositions are operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Ch..