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'''Nicolò Minato''' (1627 Beramo ‐ {{date|1698-01-28|mdy}}, Vienna) was a libretist, writer, poet and impresario. He wrote over a hundred libretto, the most famous of which is probably ''[[Xerse]]'', set to music by Francesco Cavalli, but also [[Georg Friedrich Händel]], among others. | '''Nicolò Minato''' (1627 Beramo ‐ {{date|1698-01-28|mdy}}, Vienna), also '''Niccolò Minato''', was a libretist, writer, poet and impresario. He wrote over a hundred libretto, the most famous of which is probably ''[[Xerse]]'', set to music by Francesco Cavalli, but also [[Georg Friedrich Händel]], among others. | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Nicolò Minato was born in Bergamo around 1627. He studied law in Venice and began practising as a lawyer there. He also published his first literary works in Venice and participated as librettist and impresario in the theatrical activities of the city. He began his career as an opera librettist in 1650 with the libretto for the opera ''Orimonte'', which he wrote for [[Francesco Cavalli]]. His first great success was [[Xerse]] (1654), also set to music by Cavalli. Gradually, he left the legal profession altogether and devoted himself entirely to writing libretti and theatre management. He became a member of several literary academies, including the ''Accademia degli Imperfetti'', whose members devoted themselves to the study of the classics and the law. He wrote 11 libretti for Venice, mainly for the ''Teatro San Salvatore''. His texts were mostly set to music by [[Francesco Cavalli]]. Antonio Sartorio also wrote several operas to his libretto.<ref name="Wiki"/> | Nicolò Minato was born in Bergamo around 1627. He studied law in Venice and began practising as a lawyer there. He also published his first literary works in Venice and participated as librettist and impresario in the theatrical activities of the city. He began his career as an opera librettist in 1650 with the libretto for the opera ''Orimonte'', which he wrote for [[Francesco Cavalli]]. His first great success was [[Xerse]] (1654), also set to music by Cavalli. Gradually, he left the legal profession altogether and devoted himself entirely to writing libretti and theatre management. He became a member of several literary academies, including the ''Accademia degli Imperfetti'', whose members devoted themselves to the study of the classics and the law. He wrote 11 libretti for Venice, mainly for the ''Teatro San Salvatore''. His texts were mostly set to music by [[Francesco Cavalli]]. Antonio Sartorio also wrote several operas to his libretto.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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| [[Mio diletto, mio sospiro|"Ecco l'idolo mio" ... "Mio diletto, mio sospiro"]] | | [[Mio diletto, mio sospiro|"Ecco l'idolo mio" ... "Mio diletto, mio sospiro"]] | ||
| [[Francesco Cavalli]] | | [[Francesco Cavalli]] | ||
| [[Elena]] | | [[Elena (Francesco Cavalli)|Elena]] | ||
| [[Ombra mai fu (Album)]] | | [[Ombra mai fu (Album)]] | ||
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