Pietro Metastasio

Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782)
Person human Q29473
Pietro Metastasio
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Pietro Metastasio

Summary

Pietro Metastasio is a human[1]. He was born in Rome[2]. He was born on January 3, 1698[3]. He died in Vienna[4]. He died on April 12, 1782[5]. He worked as a poet[6], librettist[7], playwright[8], Catholic priest[9], and writer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Rome[2], Pietro Metastasio…
  • Pietro Metastasio died in Vienna[4].
  • Pietro Metastasio was born on January 3, 1698[3].
  • Pietro Metastasio was born on 1698[12].
  • Pietro Metastasio died on April 12, 1782[5].
  • Pietro Metastasio died on 1782[13].
  • Pietro Metastasio is buried at St. Michael's Church[14].
  • Pietro Metastasio's professions included poet[6].
  • Pietro Metastasio's professions included librettist[7].
  • Pietro Metastasio's professions included playwright[8].
  • Pietro Metastasio worked as a Catholic priest[9].
  • Pietro Metastasio's professions included writer[10].
  • Pietro Metastasio's professions included songwriter[15].
  • Pietro Metastasio was a member of Accademia della Crusca[16].
  • Pietro Metastasio was a member of Arcadian Academy[17].
  • Pietro Metastasio's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].
  • Pietro Metastasio is recorded as male[19].
  • Pietro Metastasio's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Pietro Metastasio's Commons category is recorded as Pietro Metastasio[21].
  • Pietro Metastasio's family name is recorded as Metastasio[22].
  • Pietro Metastasio's given name is recorded as Pietro[23].
  • Pietro Metastasio's pseudonym is recorded as Artino Corasio[24].
  • Pietro Metastasio's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pietro Metastasio[25].
  • Pietro Metastasio's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[26].
  • Pietro Metastasio's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[27].

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[28]

  • Country: IT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1698-01-03[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1782-04-12[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 39d7ae56-6b3e-46ea-8179-e32a3abb2420[32]

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Origins and Family

Pietro Metastasio was born in Rome[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 3, 1698[3] and 1698[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], librettist[7], playwright[8], Catholic priest[9], writer[10], and songwriter[15].

Personal Life

Pietro Metastasio's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 12, 1782[5] and 1782[13]. Pietro Metastasio passed away in Vienna[4]. Burial took place at St. Michael's Church[14].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pietro Metastasio include Teatro Metastasio[33].

Why It Matters

Pietro Metastasio ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

He has been cited as an influence by Johann Adolph Hasse[36], a composer[37], 1699–1783[38], of Holy Roman Empire[39], specialised in classical music[40].

Works attributed to him include Alessandro nell’Indie[41], a libretto[42]; L'Olimpiade[43], a libretto[44]; Artaserse[45], a libretto[46]; La Betulia liberata[47], a libretto[48]; Didone abbandonata[49], a libretto[50]; and Ezio[51], a libretto[52]. Entities named for him include Teatro Metastasio[33].

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 poet[6], librettist[7], playwright[8], Catholic priest[9], and writer[10].

Who did Pietro Metastasio influence?

Pietro Metastasio has been cited as an influence by Johann Adolph Hasse[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  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. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Česká divadelní encyklopedie. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . encyklopedie.idu.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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