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Arrigo Boito
Opera, Composer
1842 – 1918
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Who was Arrigo Boito?
Arrigo Boito, was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best known today for his libretti, especially those for Giuseppe Verdi's operas Otello and Falstaff, and his own opera Mefistofele. Along with Emilio Praga, he is regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Scapigliatura artistic movement.
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- Born
- Feb 24, 1842
Padua - Also known as
- Tobia Gorrio
- Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito
- Arrigo Enrico Boïto
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Italy
- Profession
- Education
- Milan Conservatory
- Lived in
- Padua
- Died
- Jun 10, 1918
Milan
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on July 23, 2013
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