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Pietro Pariati
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| Intro | Poet and librettist |
| Was | Poet Librettist Writer |
| From | Italy Austria |
| Field | Literature Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 27 March 1665, Reggio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| Death | 14 October 1733, Vienna, Austria (aged 68 years) |
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Biography
Pietro Pariati (Reggio Emilia, 27 March 1665- Vienna, 14 October 1733) was an Italian poet and librettist. He was initially secretary to Rinaldo d'Este (1655–1737), Duke of Modena. Then from 1699 to 1714, he made his living as a poet in Venice, initially writing librettos with Apostolo Zeno, then independently. Then finally from 1714-1729 he was Metastasio's predecessor at the Vienna court of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
Librettos
Apart from many oratorio librettos, his most popular opera librettos included:
- Flavio Anicio Olibrio (with Zeno, 1708), set by Gasparini, Porpora and Jommelli
- Astarto (with Zeno, 1708), set by Albinoni and Caldara
- Sesostri re di Egitto (1710), set by Gasparini and Galuppi
- Il Giustino (after Beregan, 1711), set by Albinoni, Vivaldi and Händel
- Costantino (1711), set by Gasparini and Lotti/Caldara
- Teseo in Creta (1715), set by Porpora, Händel and Galuppi
- Orfeo ed Euridice (1715), set by Johann Joseph Fux
- Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena (with Zeno, 1719), set by Conti and Holzbauer
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