- [liˈbretto],
plural libretti [
liˈbretti]) is the
diminutive of the word
libro ("book").
Sometimes other-language
equivalents are used for
libretti in that language...
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Cesare Sterbini (1784 – 19
January 1831) was an
Italian writer and librettist.
Possessing a deep
knowledge of
classical and
contemporary culture, philosophy...
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Giulio Cesare Corradi (Parma, c.1650 - Venice, 1701 or 1702) was an
Italian opera librettist. No
biographical information exists prior to 1674 and the...
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writing instead. He
wrote verse and
plays before turning to
writing libretti. He
wrote the text for
Charles Gounod's
Mireille (1864) on his own, and...
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Antonio Maria Lucchini or
Luchini (Venice, c. 1690 – Venice,
before 1730) was an
Italian librettist. His
texts were set to
music by
Antonio Vivaldi, Bald****are...
- Pierre-Louis
Moline (27 May 1739 – 20
March 1820) was a
prolific French dramatist, poet and librettist. His play La Réunion du six août was one of the...
- American,
opera librettist, poet and
Roman Catholic priest. He
wrote the
libretti for 28
operas by 11 composers,
including three of Mozart's most celebrated...
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Carlo Osvaldo Goldoni (/ɡɒlˈdoʊni/, also US: /ɡɔːlˈ-, ɡoʊlˈ-/, Italian: [ˈkarlo oˈzvaldo ɡolˈdoːni]; 25
February 1707 – 6
February 1793) was an Italian...
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Tommaso Mariani (flourished 1728–1739) was an
Italian librettist active in
Naples who
penned the
texts to one
opera seria and many
comic operas and intermezzi...
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Marisha Anne
Chamberlain (born
January 6, 1952) is an
American writer. Her most
recent work, the
libretto for
Mortals & Angels, a
collaboration with American...
