Cesare Sterbini
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Cesare Sterbini (born 1784 in Rome – January 19, 1831) was an Italian writer and librettist.
He was deeply knowledgeable of classical and contemporary culture, philosophy, linguistics, and was fluent in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and German.[1] He is most known as the librettist for two operas by Gioacchino Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) and The Barber of Seville (1816). An official in the Pontifical Administration, he also set poetry to music as an amateur. He wrote the libretto to the opera Il Contraccambio to the music of Giacomo Cordella in 1819, and the opera Isaura and Ricciardo to the music of Francesco Basili in 1820.[2]
He died in Rome on 19 January 1831.
Libretti [edit]
- Torvaldo e Dorliska with music composed by Gioachino Rossini (1815)
- The Barber of Seville with music composed by Gioachino Rossini (1816)
- Il Contraccambio with music composed by Giacomo Cordella (1819)
- Isaura e Ricciardo with music composed by Francesco Basili (1820)
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