Arrigo Boito

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrigo_Boito. Arrigo Boito (24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) (whose original name was Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito and who wrote essays under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio), was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best known today for his libretti, especially those for Giuseppe Verdi's operas Otello and Falstaff, and his own opera Mefistofele. Along with Emilio Praga, and his own brother Camillo Boito he is regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Scapigliatura artistic movement.

Career Overview

Arrigo Boito has 46 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Signature works include Verdi: Otello, Verdi Otello, The Metropolitan Opera: Falstaff. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Writing
Gender
male
Known Credits
46
Birth Date
1842-02-24 00:00:00
Birth Place
Padua,Italy

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