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| pseudonym = Pietro Metastasio | | pseudonym = Pietro Metastasio | ||
| birth_name = Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi | | birth_name = Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi | ||
| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{date|1698|01|03}} | ||
| birth_place = Rome, Papal States | | birth_place = Rome, Papal States | ||
| death_date = 12 | | death_date = {{date|1782|04|12}} (aged 84) | ||
| death_place = Vienna, Holy Roman Empire | | death_place = Vienna, Holy Roman Empire | ||
| occupation = writer, poet | | occupation = writer, poet | ||
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'''Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi''', better known by his pseudonym of '''Pietro Metastasio''' ({{ | '''Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi''', better known by his pseudonym of '''Pietro Metastasio''' ({{date|1698|01|03}} – {{date|1782|04|12}})<ref name="WikiMetastasio"/> was an extremely prolific poet and librettist. His words have been set to music sometimes nearly a hundred times. Caldara, Mozart, and even Schubert composed music to Metastasio's libretti. Philippe Jaroussky recorded a variety of music based on Metastasio's words over the years. | ||
==Pietro Metastasio in studio albums== | ==Pietro Metastasio in studio albums== |