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'''Giovanni Francesco Busenello''' (24 September 1598 – 27 October 1659) was an | '''Giovanni Francesco Busenello''', also '''Gian Francesco Busenello''' (24 September 1598 – 27 October 1659) was an Italian lawyer, librettist and poet of the 17th century.<ref name="Wiki"/> | ||
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His libretti have been set to music by [[Claudio Monteverdi]] and [[Francesco Cavalli]]. There are five operatic libretti: ''[[La Didone]]'', ''[[Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne]]'', ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]'', ''[[La Statira]]'' and ''La prosperità infelice di Giulio Cesare''. The latter was either never set to music or the music has been lost. | His libretti have been set to music by [[Claudio Monteverdi]] and [[Francesco Cavalli]]. There are five operatic libretti: ''[[La Didone]]'', ''[[Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne]]'', ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]'', ''[[La Statira]]'' and ''La prosperità infelice di Giulio Cesare''. The latter was either never set to music or the music has been lost. |