Metastasio

[ me-tah-stah-zyaw ]

/ ˌmɛ tɑˈstɑ zyɔ /

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noun

Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Trapassi, 1698–1782, Italian poet and dramatist.

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How to use Metastasio in a sentence

There is a pleasing description of these sudden winters in one of the letters of the poet Metastasio, while residing at Vienna.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
Metastasio, it will be remembered, was attached to the court of Austria in quality of Imperial poet.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852|Various
Apostolo Zeno, as celebrated for his erudition as for his poetic powers, was succeeded by that most enchanting poet, Metastasio.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli
Count Firmian presented Wolfgang with a snuff-box and 20 gigliati,16 together with a copy of Metastasio's works.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

He proved, said Metastasio,29 that the opera and good sense are not absolutely contradictory terms.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

British Dictionary definitions for Metastasio

Metastasio

/ (Italian metasˈtaːzjo) /

noun

Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro), original name Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi. 1698–1782, Italian poet and librettist; Viennese court poet (from 1730). His works include La clemenza di Tito (1732)

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