Ferdinando Fontana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinando Fontana

Italian writer

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1850

Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Date of Death: 10-May-1919

Profession: writer, playwright, translator, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ferdinando Fontana (30 January 1850 – 10 May 1919) was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet.
He is best known today for having written the libretti of the first two operas by Giacomo Puccini – Le Villi and Edgar.