Antonio Bagioli
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Giuseppe Antonio Bagioli of Bologna, Italy and New York City, New York was a successful composer, music teacher and author. He was musical director by 1832 of the Italian opera company of Giacomo Mont
American Standard, a work composed by Bagioli, (George Morris, librettist) published in 1864
Lorenzo Da Ponte
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Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian and American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas: The Ma
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…first (or second) Italian opera company to visit the United States, and Bagioli traveled to New York City with the company. There, Bagioli called on Lorenzo Da Ponte, the noted music teacher. He had worked as Mozart's librettist on such works as The Marriage of Figaro and held the chair of Italian Literature at…
Lorenzo Da Ponte c. 1822
Republic of Venice, birthplace of Lorenzo Da Ponte
Painting of Venice, Italy, circa 1735, by artist Canaletto
Mozart's portrait. Da Ponte wrote numbers of his libretti, including 1786 comedy opera The Marriage of Figaro.