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The most popular of all Italian operas in London, "Il Trionfo di Camilla, Regina di Volsci", was originally written for Naples in 1696 by Giovanni Bononcini (of "Tweedledee" fame).
"Il trionfo di Camilla, regina di Volsci" received 111 performances from 1706-28.
But it was, alas, always either completely in English -- or in a mixture of English and Italian.
"Il trionfo di Camilla, regina di Volsci", therefore, in spite of its Italianate title, came to be considered an "English" opera.
Interestingly, it had just concluded a successful run in the "English" Opera Season at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre before "The Beggar's Opera" opened there in 1728.
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