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Metastasio
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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An Italian poet, born at Rome, the son of a common soldier named Trapassi; his power of improvising verse attracted the attention of one Gravina, a lawyer, who educated him and left him his fortune; he wrote opera librettoes, which were set to music by the most eminent composers, was court poet at Vienna, and died there 40 years after his active powers were spent (1698-1782).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Metastasio'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/metastasio.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Metastasio'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/metastasio.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
