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Arrigo Boito

Arrigo Boito
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Arrigo Boito was an Italian librettist, composer, poet and critic whose only completed opera was Mefistofele. Among the operas for which he wrote the libretti are Giuseppe Verdi's monumental last two operas Otello and Falstaff as well as Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Arrigo Boito (this page)February 24, 1842 – June 10, 1918
  2. Arthur SullivanMay 13, 1842 – November 22, 1900
  3. Calixa LavalléeDecember 28, 1842 – January 21, 1891
  4. Jules MassenetMay 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912
  5. Karl MayFebruary 25, 1842 – March 30, 1912
  6. Mykola LysenkoMarch 10, 1842 – November 6, 1912

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