Giacomo Badoaro (1602–1654) was a

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

nobleman and amateur poet. He is most famous for writing the libretto for Claudio Monteverdi's

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' ( SV 325, ''The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland'') is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first ...

'' (1640). He also provided librettos for the operas ''Ulisse errante'' by Francesco Sacrati (1644) and ''Elena rapita da Teseo'' (1653) by Jacopo Melani. He was a member of the Venetian intellectual circle, the

Accademia degli Incogniti The Accademia degli Incogniti (Academy of the Unknowns), also called the Loredanian Academy, was a learned society of freethinking intellectuals, mainly noblemen, that significantly influenced the cultural and political life of mid-17th century Ve ...

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References

*Mark Ringer ''Opera's First Master: The Musical Dramas of Claudio Monteverdi'' (Amadeus Press, 2006) p. 137ff. * Paolo Fabbri ''Monteverdi'', translated by Tim Carter (Cambridge University Press, 1994) p. 251

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Badoaro, Giacomo Italian opera librettists 1602 births 1654 deaths Giacomo Italian male dramatists and playwrights 17th-century Venetian writers Baroque writers