Arrigo Boito (Italian: [arˈriːɡo ˈbɔito]; born Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito; [1] 24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) was an Italian librettist, composer, poet and critic whose only completed opera …

Arrigo Boito was an Italian poet and composer acclaimed for his opera Mefistofele (1868; for which he composed both libretto and music) and his librettos after William Shakespeare for …

Boito was fluent in German and English, as well as Italian, which enabled him to comprehend the plays in their original form and translate the symbolism and rhythm of those languages into his …

Arrigo Boito, an Italian composer, poet, and librettist, played a significant role in shaping the Italian opera genre. He was heavily influenced by the works of Richard Wagner, seeking to …

Dry as his font of musical inspiration became, Boito nevertheless retained in full his literary powers. He wrote librettos for Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda and for Giuseppe Verdi's …

Arrigo Boito was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best known today for his libretti, especially those for Giuseppe Verdi's last two monumental operas Otello and...

Arrigo Boito was an Italian writer, librettist and composer. Son of Silvestro Boito and younger brother of Camillo, is known above all for his opera libretti, considered among the greatest …

Feb 24, 2019 · Arrigo Boito, born on Feb. 24, 1842, was what one could consider a Renaissance Man of the 19 th century. He was a poet, journalist, novelist, librettist, and composer and many …

Error processing SSI file BOITO, Arrigo b Padua, 24 February 1842 d Milan, 10 June 1918, aged seventy-six

Poet, librettist and composer, Boito is remembered especially for his libretti to Verdi 's last two operas, Otello and Falstaff. He held strong views on music reform and other contentious subjects.