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Italian librettists

29 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Antonio GhislanzoniAuthor · BooksAntonio Ghislanzoni (anˈtɔːnjo ɡizlanˈtsoːni; 25 November 1824 – 16 July 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which…
Antonio SommaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antonio Somma
Cesare PaveseAuthor · BooksCesare Pavese (9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist.
Enrico GoliscianiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ed. Ricordi 1883, musica di Francesco Paolo Frontini
Felice RomaniAuthor · BooksIllustration — Felice Romani
Ferdinando FontanaAuthor · BooksFerdinando Fontana (30 January 1850 – 10 May 1919) was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet.
Francesco Maria PiaveAuthor · BooksIllustration — Francesco Maria Piave
Giovacchino ForzanoPerson · Film memorabiliaGiovacchino Forzano (dʒovakˈkiːno forˈtsaːno; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director.
Giovanni RuffiniAuthor · BooksGiovanni Ruffini (1807 in Genoa – 1881) was an Italian writer and patriot of the early 19th century.
Giuseppe AdamiPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Giuseppe Adami
Giuseppe UngarettiAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Ungaretti (8 February 1888 – 2 June 1970) was an Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic, and recipient of the inaugural 1970 Neustadt International Prize…
Laura Beatrice ManciniAuthor · BooksLaura Oliva was born in Naples, and in 1840 married Italian jurist and statesman Pasquale Stanislao Mancini.
Luigi IllicaAuthor · BooksLuigi Illica (9 May 1857 – 16 December 1919) was an Italian librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Pietro Mascagni, Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano,…
Mario PanzeriPerson · Music memorabiliaMario Panzeri (11 October 1911 – 19 May 1991) was an Italian lyricist and composer.
Niccolò TommaseoAuthor · BooksNiccolò Tommaseo (9 October 1802 – 1 May 1874) was a Dalmatian Italian linguist, journalist and essayist, the editor of a Dizionario della Lingua Italiana (A Dictionary of the Italian…
Nicola Francesco HaymPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Marco Ricci's ca. 1709 painting of Nicola Francesco Haym at the harpsichord.
Pietro CanonicaPerson · Music memorabiliaPietro Canonica (1 March 1869 – 8 June 1959) was an Italian sculptor, painter, opera composer, professor of arts and senator for life.
Renato SimoniPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Renato Simoni and Emma Gramatica, 1930 ca.
Ruggero LeoncavalloPerson · Music memorabiliaRuggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist.
Salvatore Di GiacomoAuthor · BooksSalvatore Di Giacomo (12 March 1860 – 5 April 1934) was an Italian poet, songwriter, playwright and fascist, one of the signatories to the Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals.
Sem BenelliAuthor · BooksSem Benelli (August 10, 1877 – December 18, 1949) was an Italian playwright, essayist and librettist.
Temistocle SoleraAuthor · BooksTemistocle Solera (25 December 1815 – 21 April 1878) was an Italian opera composer and librettist.

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