Giacomo Badoaro[a] (1602–1654) 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.
Giacomo Badoaro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1602  Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 1654 (aged 51–52) Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Occupation | Poet, librettist |
| Movement | Baroque |
Notes
edit- ^ His first name may also be spelled Iacopo or Jacopo and his last name Badoer, Badoero or Badovero.
References
edit- 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
External links
edit- "Badoaro, Iacopo". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 5: Bacca–Baratta (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. 1963. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.