Antonio Somma
Writer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Somma. Antonio Somma (born Udine, 28 August 1809 - died Venice, 8 August 1864) was an Italian playwright who is most well known for writing the libretto of an opera which ultimately became Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera in 1859. While a student, his tragedy, Parisina, gave him quite a success. Initially, his contact with Verdi came about when the composer was seeking to continue work on his proposed Re Lear, a...
Place of Birth: Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Date of Birth: Aug 28, 1809
Date of Death: Aug 8, 1864
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