- [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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Apostolic Nuncio to Spain. As a man of letters, he
wrote poetry, dramas, and
libretti, and was a
patron of the
artist Nicolas Poussin.
Appointed as a cardinal...
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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...
- 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...
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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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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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Daniel Abdal-Hayy
Moore (July 30, 1940, Oakland,
California –
April 18, 2016, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a U.S. poet,
essayist and librettist. In...
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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...
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Andrea Maffei (1798 – 1885) was an
Italian poet,
translator and librettist. He was born in
Molina di Ledro, Trentino. A
follower of
Vincenzo Monti, he...
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Antonio Simeone Sografi, also
known as
Antonio Simon, or just
Antonio (July 29, 1759 -
January 4, 1818), was an
Italian librettist and playwright. After...
