Carlo Sigismondo Capece, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlo Sigismondo Capece

Italian librettist and writer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1652

Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1728

Profession: writer, poet, diplomat, playwright, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Carlo Sigismondo Capece (21 June 1652 in Rome – 12 March 1728 in Polistena) was an Italian dramatist and librettist.
Capece was court poet to Queen Maria Casimira of Poland, who was living in exile in Rome, and is best remembered today for the libretto of La resurrezione (HWV 47, 1908) a sacred oratorio by George Frideric Handel.
He also provided the Libretto for operas including Domenico Scarlatti's Tolomeo e Alessandro (1711) and Ifigenia in Aulide (1714), as well as Caldara's Tito e Berenice (1714).