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Pietro Metastasio

Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
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Pietro Metastasio
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Summary

Pietro Metastasio was born on January 3, 1698[1], in Rome[2]. He died on April 12, 1782[3], in Vienna[4]. He worked as a poet[5], librettist[6], playwright[7], Catholic priest[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,441 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1698[11]
  • Date of death: April 2, 1782[12], 1782[13]
  • Place of burial: St. Michael's Church[14]
  • Ethnic group: Italians[15]
  • Occupation: songwriter[16]
  • Member of: Accademia della Crusca[17], Arcadian Academy[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Commons category: Pietro Metastasio[21]
  • Family name: Metastasio[22]
  • Given name: Pietro[23]
  • Pseudonym: Artino Corasio[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pietro Metastasio[25]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[27], Riemann's Music Dictionary[28], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], BEIC Digital Library[31], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[32], Biografia degli Italiani illustri[33], Oesterreichische National-Encyklopädie[34], Meyers Conversations-Lexicon[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37], Library of the World's Best Literature[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[40]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[41]

  • Country: IT[42]

  • Began / founded: 1698-01-03[43]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1782-04-12[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39d7ae56-6b3e-46ea-8179-e32a3abb2420[45]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Pietro Metastasio include Teatro Metastasio[46].

Why It Matters

Pietro Metastasio has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

He has been cited as an influence by Johann Adolf Hasse[49], a composer[50], 1699–1783[51], of Holy Roman Empire[52], specialised in classical music[53].

Works attributed to him include Alessandro nell’Indie[54], a libretto[55]; Didone abbandonata[56], a libretto[57]; La Betulia liberata[58], a libretto[59]; L'Olimpiade[60], a libretto[61]; Artaserse[62], a libretto[63]; and Semiramide riconosciuta[64], a libretto[65]. Entities named for him include Teatro Metastasio[46].

FAQs

Where was Pietro Metastasio born?

Pietro Metastasio was born in Rome[2].

Where did Pietro Metastasio die?

Pietro Metastasio passed away in Vienna[4].

What did Pietro Metastasio do for work?

Pietro Metastasio worked as a poet[5], librettist[6], playwright[7], Catholic priest[8], and writer[9].

Who did Pietro Metastasio influence?

Pietro Metastasio has been cited as an influence by Johann Adolf Hasse[49].

Related Entities

Johann Adolf Hasse National Gallery of Art

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . Metastasio, Pietro Bonaventura (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Metastasio, Pietro Bonaventura (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . Metastasio, Pietro Bonaventura (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . Metastasio, Pietro Bonaventura (BLKÖ). wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [38] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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