Complex sentence: Tacchinardi retired from the stage in 1831, and turned to teaching, amongst his students was his daughter, soprano Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, who was to create the title role in "Lucia di Lammermoor".
Split into simpler sentences: Tacchinardi retired from the stage in 1831, and turned to teaching. Amongst his students was his daughter, soprano Fanny Tacchinardi Persiani, who went on to create the title role in "Lucia di Lammermoor".