Pietro Pariati

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Poet and librettist

From

Italy Austria

was

Poet Librettist Writer

Work field

Literature Music

Gender

Male

Birth

27 March 1665 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Reggio Emilia, Province of Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Death

14 October 1733 (aged 68 years) People who died on this day

Place of death

Vienna, Austria

Age

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