Boito

[boi-toh; Italian baw-ee-taw]

noun

Ar·ri·go

[uh-ree-goh; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/, 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.

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Historical Examples of boito

The third opera was Boito's Mefistofele, for which 8,000 reserved seats were sold.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I
James H. Mapleson
Rafael stared in open-mouthed wonderment at the signatures of the old Verdi and of Boito.
The Torrent
Vicente Blasco Ibaez
An actual depiction, or a direct expression (such as is attempted in the prologue of Boito's Mefistofele) was thereby avoided.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
Philip H. Goepp
This is a hint to musicians of the school of Wagner—to that rare dramatic genius, Boito!
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first
Count Carlo Gozzi
This, one of the few passages in the libretto not immediately derived from Shakespeare, is a triumph on Boito's part.
The Opera
R.A. Streatfeild

British Dictionary definitions for boito

Boito

noun

Arrigo (arˈriɡo). 1842–1918, Italian operatic composer and librettist, whose works include the opera Mefistofele (1868) and the librettos for Verdi's Otello and Falstaff

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