Antonio Palomba, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Palomba

Musician and opera librettist

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1705

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1769

Profession: poet, playwright, harpsichordist, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Antonio Palomba (20 December 1705 - 1769) was an Italian opera librettist, poet, harpsichordist, and music educator.
He also worked as a notary.
Born in Naples, he became a teacher of the harpsichord at the Teatro della Pace in 1749.
Most of his more than 50 opera libretti were comedic works written for composers of the Neapolitan school.
He also wrote some works for performance in Florence, Bologna and abroad.
He died in Naples in 1769; one of the victims of a fever epidemic in the city.
Many of his libretti were set more than once to music, and composers continued to use his libretti up into the 1830s.