Cesare Sterbini
Cesare Sterbini (1784 – 19 January 1831) was an Italian writer and librettist. Possessing a deep knowledge of classical and contemporary culture, philosophy, linguistics, he was fluent in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and German. He is best known as the librettist for two operas by Gioachino Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) and The Barber of Seville (1816). An official in the Pontifical Administration, he also set poetry to music as an amateur. He wrote the libretto to the opera Il Contraccambio to the music of Giacomo Cordella in 1819, and the opera Isaura and Ricciardo to the music of Francesco Basili in 1820. He died in Rome on 19 January 1831. |
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Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | 13475-13477 | 10-in. | 7/3/1924 | II Barbiere di Siviglia | Al Jolson | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | librettist |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sterbini, Cesare," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102792.
Sterbini, Cesare. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102792.
"Sterbini, Cesare." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80057149
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ISNI: 0000 0000 7369 4892 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000073694892
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