Article: The librettist of Venice; the remarkable life of Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart's poet, Casanova's friend, and Italian opera's impresario in America.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Lorenzo Da Ponte
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      700+ words ...Lorenzo Da Ponte For nearly 150 years after his death the name of Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) languished in relative ... libretti for 19 different composers. Lorenzo Da Ponte was born on March 10, 1749 in the ...

Article: Lorenzo da Ponte: Mozart's finest Librettist
Musical Opinion;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Hofmannstahl, but Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte. While Mozart and da Ponte ... operas in 25 years. So who was Lorenzo da Ponte? He was born Emmanuele Conegliano ... baptised the family, was named Lorenzo da Ponte and, as was the custom, they ...

Article: The Librettist of Venice: The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo ...
Opera News;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Venice: The Remarkable Life of Lorenzo Da Ponte. Mozart's Poet. Casanova ... comprehensive portrait of Lorenzo Da Ponte, the man best remembered as ... that ensured his immortality. Lorenzo Da Ponte was born Emanuele Conegliano ...

Article: The Arts: Lorenzo the magnificent He wrote the librettos for ...
The Independent - London;  May 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Why have they never made "Lorenzo da Ponte: the Motion Picture"? A life ... for a start he wasn't even Lorenzo da Ponte. Another opening sequence ... bishop of Ceneda was called Lorenzo da Ponte. Such an extraordinarily violent ...

Article: Lorenzo Da Ponte: The Life and Times of ...
Forward;  January 17, 2003 ;     392 words ... ... for Mozart's "Don Giovanni," Lorenzo Da Ponte was also an influential, if hidden ... British publisher, is recalling Da Ponte's other activities, initially ... even in English translation. If Da Ponte had any significant Jewish friends ...

Article: The man who wrote Mozart; the extraordinary life of ...
Reference & Research Book News;  November 1, 2007 ;     452 words ... ... The man who wrote Mozart; the extraordinary life of Lorenzo Da Ponte. (reprint, 2006) Holden, Anthony. Phoenix Publishing ... readers, this reprint from 2006 is a biography of Lorenzo Da Ponte, best known as the librettist for three of Mozart ...

Article: Italian Poetic Meter and its Use by Lorenzo Da ...
Journal of Singing;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... will describe and explain how poetic meter works in Italian, with reference to some features of it as employed by Lorenzo Da Ponte in his libretti for Mozart. It is hoped that some familiarity with the way this works in Italian will make singers ...