Gian Francesco Busenello
Giovanni Francesco Busenello, c. 1621. Oil on canvas, 81.0 x 65.7 cm. Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts
[1] Born 1598 Venice Died 27 October 1659(1659-10-27) (aged 61) Legnaro Occupation Language Italian Notable works
La Didone
L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Giovanni Francesco Busenello (24 September 1598 – 27 October 1659) was an Italians lawyer, librettist and poet of the 17th century.[2]
His libretti have been set to music by Claudio Monteverdi and Francesco Cavalli . There are five operatic libretti: La Didone , Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne , L'incoronazione di Poppea , La Statira and La prosperità infelice di Giulio Cesare . The latter was either never set to music or the music has been lost.
Gian Francesco Busenello in Philippe Jaroussky's discography, filmography and performance history
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Complete list of musical pieces using Giovanni Francesco Busenello's libretti
This listing only reflects the musical pieces performed by Philippe Jaroussky.
References
↑ 17th century portrait of Giovanni Francesco Busenello reproduced in La vita veneziana nelle opere di Gian Francesco Busenello published by V. Callegari, Venice 1913. Source: La vita veneziana nelle opere di Gian Francesco Busenello on archive.org Author: Unknown 17th Century painter
↑ "Gian Francesco Busanello" . Wikipedia . Retrieved September 20, 2021 .
External links
Rosand, Ellen (2007). Opera in Seventeenth-Century Venice . University of California Press; 1st edition. ISBN 978-0520254268 .