Boito

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

/ ˈbɔɪ toʊ; Italian ˈbɔ i tɔ /

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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Rafael stared in open-mouthed wonderment at the signatures of the old Verdi and of Boito.

The Torrent |Vicente Blasco Ibaez
Boito is most happily inspired by Margaret, and the two scenes in which she appears are masterpieces of beauty and pathos.

The Opera |R.A. Streatfeild
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
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

Boito's libretto is, perhaps, the best written and planned book ever presented to a composer.

Verdi: Man and Musician |Frederick James Crowest

British Dictionary definitions for boito

Boito

/ (Italian ˈbɔːito) /

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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