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Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro metaˈstaːzjo]), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.
Pietro Metastasio (born Jan. 3, 1698, Rome—died April 12, 1782, Vienna) was an Italian poet and the most celebrated librettist in Europe writing during the 18th century for the opera seria; his librettos were set more than 800 times.
Pietro Metastasio, orig. Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi, (born Jan. 3, 1698 , Rome —died April 12, 1782 , Vienna), Italian poet and opera librettist. His name was changed by his adoptive father, who left the youth enough money to embark on a career as a poet.
Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio, was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.
Pietro Metastasio, pseudonimo di Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi (Roma, 3 gennaio 1698 – Vienna, 12 aprile 1782), è stato un poeta, librettista, drammaturgo e presbitero italiano. È considerato il riformatore del melodramma italiano.
Sebastian F. Schwarz examines the legacy of the librettist Metastasio, the wordsmith of Achille in Sciro, Catone in Utica and at least 26 other works. The man we know today simply as Metastasio was born in Rome in 1698 as Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi.
May 29, 2018 · Metastasio [Trapassi], Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura (b Rome, 1698; d Vienna, 1782). It. poet and librettist. Pubd. first work at 14 and later enjoyed protection of the singer Marianna Benti-Bulgarelli. Lived in Vienna as court poet from 1730 and devoted himself to providing composers with opera libs., mainly on classical subjects.
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