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Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian poet and Catholic priest who wrote the words (librettos) for some of the world's most famous operas during the 18th century. He is remembered as one of the greatest librettists in opera history, particularly for his collaborations with composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on works that are still performed and beloved today.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1749 births, 1838 deaths and 18th-century American musicians.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1749
- Died
- 1838
- Works
- 167
Top works
- The marriage of Figaro
- Mémoires d'un coureur d'aventures, Laurenzo d'Aponte
- [La cosa rara]
- Songs, duets, trios, chorusses &c. in The siege of Belgrade
- Cosi fan tutte, ossia, La scuola degli amanti
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1749
- Active to
- 1838
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 566
- Total plays
- 2,354
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Lorenzo Da Ponte (10 March 1749 - 17 August 1838) was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He wrote the librettos for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's greatest operas, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro and Così fan tutte. European career: Lorenzo Da Ponte was born Emanuele Conegliano in Ceneda, in the Republic of Venice (now Vittorio Veneto, Italy). He was Jewish by birth. His parents were Geremia Conegliano and Rachele Pincherle. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lor
Key facts
- Born
- Emanuele Conegliano , ( 1749-03-10 ) March 10, 1749, Ceneda , Republic of Venice
- Died
- August 17, 1838 (1838-08-17) (aged 89), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Calvary Cemetery (Queens)
- Occupations
- librettist poet professor priest
- Years active
- 1770–1838
- Partner
- Nancy Grahl
- Father
- Geronimo Conegliano
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lorenzo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Vittorio Veneto
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Employer
- Columbia University
- Languages spoken
- Venetian
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Genre
- libretto
- Image
- Lorenzo da Ponte.jpg
- Residence
- New York City
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- Commons category
- Lorenzo Da Ponte
- date of birth
- 1749-03-10
- date of death
- 1838-08-17
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- birth name
- Lorenzo Da Ponte
- name in native language
- Lorenzo Da Ponte
- writing language
- Venetian
- pseudonym
- Lesbonico Pegasio
- member of
- Arcadian Academy
- P12674
- Andreas Rohracher
Sources (10)
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Works in European collections
33 objects attributed to Lorenzo Da Ponte, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Don Juan [Música notada]: Opera buffa in 2 Acten
Don Juan : Oper in zwei Aufzügen; vollständiges Buch
Memoirs of Lorenzo Da Ponte [Printed Text]
Horch on the sound of the zither: from “Don Juan”/(W. A. Mozart)
Terzett from Don Juan: “O Herz, stop 'to bat”/[W. A. Mozart]
Tränen, vom Freunde getrocknet : ("Don Juan") / (Mozart)
“Yours, the shoots”: Arie des Cherubin aus: “Figaro’s Wedding”/(Mozart)
Champagne song from “Don Juan”/by Mozart
Letter duet a. “Figaro’s Wedding”/(Mozart)
Champagnerlied aus Don Juan : [Auf denn zum Feste, froh soll es werden ; Champagnerlied des Giovanni a. d. Oper "Don Giovanni", 1. Akt]
Champagne song: from “Don Juan”/(W. A. Mozart)
Horch on the sound of the zither: from “Don Juan”/by Mozart
Tränen, vom Freund getrocknet : aus "Don Juan" / von Mozart
Give my hand my life: a. “Don Juan”/[W. A. Mozart]
“Cosi fan tutte” (Act 1): Trio: La mia Dorabella (Suspect Dorabella?); Recit.: Fuor la spada! Trio: E la fede delle femine (Find a maiden constant ever?)/(Da Ponte - Mozart)
Give my hand my life: a. “Don Juan”/[W. A. Mozart]
Don Juan: Duet of Don Juan and the Zerline “Reich me the Hand my Life”/(Mozart)
If you are fine pious: from “Don Juan”/(Mozart)
New joys, new pains: a. “Figaro’s Wedding”/[W. A. Mozart]
Mein Herz was soll dein Zagen : Terzett aus "Don Juan"; 2. Akt / (Mozart)
“O säume no longer”: aus: “Figaro’s Wedding”/(Mozart)
So lange habe ich geschmachtet : Duett aus "Figaro's Hochzeit" / [W. A. Mozart]
Duett aus "Don Juan" : (Fröhlich sei mein Abendessen) / (Mozart)
Cavatine from “Freischütz”: [“Und ob die Wolke verschülle” (“Freischütz”), cavatine der Agathe, 3rd act]
New joys, new pains: from “Figaro’s Wedding”/[W. A. Mozart]
"Cosi fan tutte" (Akt 1) : Recit.: Scioccherie di poeti! (A poetical fiction!) ; Trio: Una bella (To my lady) / (Da Ponte - Mozart)
Smiths, tobe: from “Don Juan”/(Mozart)
Arie des Cherubin: "Ihr, die ihr Triebe" : aus "Figaro's Hochzeit" / (Mozart)
Don Juan: Arie of Zerline/(Mozart)
Arie a. Don Juan: “Horch on the sound of the zither” [Standing of the Giovanni from the opera “Don Giovanni,” 2nd act]/[Music: Wolfgang Amadeus] Mozart. [Text: Lorenzo da Ponte]
Figaro’s Wedding: Arie des Pagen/(Mozart)
Wie schön ist die Liebe : aus "Cosi fan tutte" / von Mozart
Don Juan. Opera buffa in 2 Acten von Lorenzo da Ponte Klavierauszug
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Encyclopedic overview
Lorenzo Da Ponte (né Emanuele Conegliano; 10 March 1749 – 17 August 1838) was an Italian and American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. 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. Aside from his relationship with Mozart, Da Ponte was also a close friend of Casanova.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lorenzo Da Ponte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.