By the time he was forty, Lorenzo Da Ponte had been a poet, priest, lover and libertine, a friend of Casanova, collaborator then enemy of Salieri, and ultimately the librettist for three of Mozart's most sublime operas - The Marriage of Figaro, CosÌ fan tutteand Don Giovanni. After losing all his money and the woman he loved he started afresh in New York, and by the end of his life he had founded its first opera house and become a university professor.
Lorenzo Da Ponteis a fascinating and entertaining biography of a larger-than-life character, and a vibrant portrait of four cities and four changing eras of history.
| ISBN: | 9780747585367 |
| Publication date: | 19th November 2007 |
| Author: | Rodney Bolt |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: general The Arts |
By the time he was forty, Lorenzo Da Ponte had been a poet, priest, lover and libertine, a friend of Casanova, collaborator then enemy of Salieri, and ultimately the librettist for three of Mozart's most sublime operas - The Marriage of Figaro, CosÌ fan tutteand Don Giovanni. After losing all his money and the woman he loved he started afresh in New York, and by the end of his life he had founded its first opera house and become a university professor.
Lorenzo Da Ponte features in the following genres: Biography: general, The Arts
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Lorenzo Da Ponte was written by Rodney Bolt and published by Bloomsbury
Lorenzo Da Ponte has 448 pages
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