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Arrigo Boito

Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)
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Summary

Arrigo Boito was born on February 24, 1842[1], in Padua[2]. He died on June 10, 1918[3], in Milan[4]. He worked as a librettist[5], composer[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month, #7,185 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1842[11]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1918[12]
  • Place of burial: monumental cemetery of Milan[13]
  • Father: Silvestro Boito[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Italy[15]
  • Occupation: politician[16], writer[17], musician[18]
  • Field of work: performing arts[19]
  • Position held: senator of the Kingdom of Italy[20]
  • Educated at: Milan Conservatory[21]
  • Notable work: Nerone[22], Mefistofele[23]
  • Award received: Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[24]
  • Member of: Académie des beaux-arts[25]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Movement: Scapigliatura[28]
  • Genre: opera[29], classical music[30]
  • Commons category: Arrigo Boito[31]
  • Archives at: Archivi dell'Istituto per la Musica[32], Archivi dell'Istituto per il Teatro e il Melodramma[33]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Music[34]
  • Family name: Boito[35]
  • Given name: Arrigo[36]
  • Pseudonym: Tobia Gorrio[37], Almaviva[38]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Arrigo Boito[39]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[40]

  • Country: IT[41]

  • Began / founded: 1842-02-24[42]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1918-06-10[43]

  • Genre(s): opera, romantic classical[44]

  • Community tags: composer, opera, romantic classical[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 344d0eae-3b48-4da7-8c56-af771c4f6c1e[46]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Arrigo Boito include Conservatorio Arrigo Boito[47], a museum[48], in Italy[49].

Why It Matters

Arrigo Boito has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for him include Conservatorio Arrigo Boito[47], a museum[48], in Italy[49].

FAQs

Where was Arrigo Boito born?

Arrigo Boito was born in Padua[2].

Where did Arrigo Boito die?

Arrigo Boito died in Milan[4].

Who were Arrigo Boito's parents?

Arrigo Boito's father was Silvestro Boito[14].

What did Arrigo Boito do for work?

Arrigo Boito worked as a librettist[5], composer[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and screenwriter[9].

Where did Arrigo Boito go to school?

Arrigo Boito was educated at Milan Conservatory[21].

What awards did Arrigo Boito receive?

Honors received include Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[24].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Italy Milan Pakalitha Mosisili

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . operanews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . forvo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . NNDB. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [28] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  19. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [32] ↑ . archivi.cini.it. Retrieved . archivi.cini.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . archivi.cini.it. Retrieved . archivi.cini.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . Q27775579. wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [11] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [12] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . Dizionario degli scrittori italiani contemporanei pseudonimi: 1900-1975. wikidata.org.
  36. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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