Giacomo Badoaro
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Giacomo Badoaro was a Venetian
nobleman and amateur poet. He is most famous for writing the libretto
for Claudio Monteverdi
's opera
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
(1640). He also provided librettos for the operas Ulisse errante by Francesco Sacrati
(1644) and Elena rapita da Teseo (1653) by Jacopo Melani
. He was a member of the Venetian intellectual circle, the Accademia degli Incogniti.
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
nobleman and amateur poet. He is most famous for writing the libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
for Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer.Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two individual styles of composition – the...
's opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is an opera in a prologue and five acts , set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season...
(1640). He also provided librettos for the operas Ulisse errante by Francesco Sacrati
Francesco Sacrati
Francesco Sacrati was an Italian composer of the Baroque era, who played an important role in the early history of opera. He wrote for the Teatro Novissimo in Venice as well as touring his operas throughout Italy...
(1644) and Elena rapita da Teseo (1653) by Jacopo Melani
Jacopo Melani
Jacopo Melani was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani.-Works:...
. He was a member of the Venetian intellectual circle, the Accademia degli Incogniti.
Sources
- Mark Ringer Opera's First Master: The Musical Dramas of Claudio Monteverdi (Amadeus Press, 2006) p.137ff.
- Paolo Fabbri Monteverdi, translated by Tim Carter (Cambridge University Press, 1994) p.251