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Person Detail: Lorenzo Da Ponte
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| Full Name: Lorenzo Da Ponte | ||
| Biography: (1749-1838) Italian poet, librettist. Lorenzo da Ponte worked in Vienna with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the librettos for Le Nozzi Di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte. He emigrated to New York and attempted to establish opera there, with little success. He became a professor and lecturer at Columbia University in Italian literature, the first to lecture on Dante. A memorial to Mr. Da Ponte is located in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. |
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| 1749 |
(Unknown) County Lorenzo Da Ponte was born Emanuele Conegliano near Venice, Italy, in 1749. |
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| 1838 |
(Unknown) County Lorenzo Da Ponte died in New York City in 1838. |
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| 1786 |
(Unknown) County The Marriage of Figero Libretto. |
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| 1787 |
(Unknown) County Don Giovanni Libretto. |
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| 1790 |
(Unknown) County Cosi Fan Tutte Libretto. |
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(Unknown) County Mr. Da Ponte emigrated to New York and attempted to establish opera there, with little success. |
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New York County Mr. Da Ponte became a professor and lecturer at Columbia University in Italian literature, the first to lecture on Dante. |
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New York County Lorenzo Da Ponte was originally buried in a Catholic cemetery in Manhattan, New York, but was later removed to Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York. |
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Queens County A memorial to Lorenzo Da Ponte is located in the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York. |
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