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Cesare Sterbini

Italian librettist
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Cesare Sterbini was an Italian librettist, best known for his collaboration with composer Gioachino Rossini. Sterbini wrote the libretto for Rossini's highly successful comic opera, The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia), which premiered in 1816. This opera is based on Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais's 1775 play, Le Barbier de SĆ©ville.12

A libretto is the text of an opera or other musical theatre work. Sterbini's work on The Barber of Seville exemplifies the role of a librettist in adapting existing stories for musical composition, contributing significantly to one of the most frequently performed comic operas in the repertoire.342

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  1. opera - Italy in the first half of the 19th century
  2. The Barber of Seville
  3. opera - Development of operatic styles in other Italian cities
  4. libretto
  5. libretto
  6. opera seria

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