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Who wrote the Italian libretto for Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello?
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Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi was known for operas such as Rigoletto (1851).
The Italian libretto for Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Otello was written by the Italian poet and composer Arrigo Boito.12
Boito’s work on the libretto, which was based on William Shakespeare’s play Othello, was instrumental in stimulating the composer during his later years. Following a reconciliation between the two men, Boito also collaborated with Verdi on the revision of Simon Boccanegra and the libretto for Verdi's final opera, Falstaff.23