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Francesco Maria Piave (1810-1876) was an Italian opera librettist who collaborated with many composers, especially Giuseppe Verdi. He wrote the librettos for Rigoletto, La traviata, Macbeth and other famous operas, and was a journalist, translator and stage manager.
Francesco Maria Piave) that premiered at La Fenice opera house in Venice on March 11, 1851. Based closely on the controversial 1832 play Le Roi s’amuse ( The King Amuses Himself ; also performed in English as The King’s Fool ) by Victor Hugo, Verdi’s opera was nearly…
Francesco Maria Piave (Murano, 18 maggio 1810 – Milano, 5 marzo 1876) è stato un librettista, traduttore, critico d'arte e impresario teatrale italiano. Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 I libretti. 2.1 Per Giuseppe Verdi. 2.2 Per Giovanni Pacini. 2.3 Per Saverio Mercadante. 2.4 Per Antonio Cagnoni. 2.5 Per Luigi e Federico Ricci. 3 Note. 4 Bibliografia.
A brief biography of the Italian poet and librettist who wrote the libretti for 10 Verdi operas and other composers. Find more information and references in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature.
Sep 27, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Francesco Maria Piave, the librettist who collaborated with Giuseppe Verdi on ten operas, including Rigoletto. Discover how Piave became Verdi's friend and colleague, and how he overcame a stroke that robbed him of his speech and mobility.
Francesco Maria Piave (18 May 1810 – 5 March 1876) was an Italian writer. He wrote the librettos (the story and words) for many operas. He is most famous for the librettos he wrote for operas composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
Dec 9, 2003 · Francesco Maria Piave. Born: Murano, Kingdom of Italy, 18 May 1810 Died: Milan, Italy, 5 March 1867. Portrait(JPEG; 11k) Opera Libretti. The years given are those of the premiere. Il duca d'Alba ( Giovanni Pacini, 1842) Ernani ( Giuseppe Verdi, 1844) I due Foscari ( Verdi, 1844) Lorenzino de Medici ( Pacini, 1845)
