The Italian Opera Aria
on the London Stage 1705-1801




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'Sei tutti i mali miei' from L'Olimpiade, 1774

Authority List for Librettists

Librettists of Italian operas recorded in the librettos

Surname Christian name Life dates Dates active in London
________MrNot knownNot known
AndreiAntonioNot knownNot known
BadiniCharles Francisfl. 1769–17931769–1793
BertatiGiovanni1735–c. 1815Not active
BottarelliGiovan Gulbertofl. 1741–17831754?-1783?
BuonaiutiSerafinoNot knownNot known
CalzabigiRanieri de' 1714–1795Not active
ChiariPietro1712–1785Not active
ColtelliniMarco1724–1777Not active
Da PonteLorenzo1749–18381792-1799; 1801-1805
De GamerraGiovanni1742–1803Not active
GaluppiAntonio (Ageo Liteo)d. c. 1780Not active
GianniniJosephNot knownNot known
GigiG.Not knownNot known
GiordaniGiuseppe1751–1798Not active
GoldoniCarlo1707–1793Not active
MartinelliGaetanofl. 1764–1795Not active
MetastasioPietro1698–1782Not active
MotteuxPeter Anthony1663–17181685-1718
NorisMatteod. 1714Not active
PalombaGiuseppe1765–1825Not active
PepoliAlessandro1757–1796Not active
PizziGioacchino1716–1790Not active
RolliPaolo1687–17651716-1744
Torre di RezzonicoGaston della1742–1796Not active?
VanneschiFrancesco"d. after April, 1760?""1741-after April, 1760"
VeraziMattiac. 1730–1794Not active
ZenoApostolo1668–1750Not active