Giacomo Badoaro (1602–1654) was a Venetian nobleman and amateur poet. He is most famous for writing the

libretto A libretto (Italian for "booklet") is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to the t ...

for

Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (baptized 15 May 1567 – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered ...

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 librett ...

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' (Stattkus-Verzeichnis, SV 325, ''The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland'') is an List of operas by Claudio Monteverdi, opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Montever ...

'' (1640). He also provided librettos for the operas ''Ulisse errante'' by Francesco Sacrati (1644) and ''Elena rapita da Teseo'' (1653) by

Jacopo Melani Jacopo Melani (6 July 1623 – 18 August 1676) was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born and died in Pistoia, and was the brother of composer Alessandro Melani and singer Atto Melani. Works *1655-6: Intermedi (with ...

. 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 Veni ...

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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