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  2. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart 's most celebrated operas: The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790). He was the first professor of Italian literature at Columbia University, and with Manuel Garcia, the first to introduce Italian opera to America.

  3. Three of the operas he wrote for Vienna were on librettos by the celebrated poet Lorenzo Da Ponte: Il burbero di buon cuore (1786; “The Good-Hearted Curmudgeon”), Una cosa rara, o sia bellezza ed onestà (1786; “A Rare Thing, or Beauty and Honesty”), and L’arbore di Diana (1787; “The Tree of Diana”).

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  4. The Da Ponte operas, or Mozart–Da Ponte trilogy, are the three operas composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart based on libretti by Lorenzo da Ponte : The Marriage of Figaro (1786); Don Giovanni (1787); Così fan tutte (1790).

  5. Mar 10, 2019 · While Da Ponte wrote his fair share of libretti for 11 composers, there is no doubt that his most renowned works are the three operas he wrote for Mozart. For many, these three operas are at the core of the repertory due to their shifting tones, fascinating characters, and intriguing plot structures.

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    He was Lorenzo Da Ponte, the librettist who, with Mozart, had created three of the greatest operas ever written: The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan Tutte. He was a priest, a...

  7. Jun 8, 2018 · For nearly 150 years after his death the name of Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) languished in relative obscurity. It was only in the 1980s that he began to be recognized as one of the greatest librettists who ever lived. Of his 89 years, fewer than 20 were devoted to writing opera texts.

  8. Biography. Italian librettist Lorenzo da Ponte (1749–1838) was one of the most significant librettists of his day and a key figure in the rise of the Viennese opera buffa. Today he is best known for the librettos of Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte . Da Ponte was born Emmanuele Conegliano in Ceneda and adopted ...

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