Cesare Sterbini

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.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1784 (Rome), Died January 19, 1831 (Rome)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: librettist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Brunswick	13475-13477	10-in.	7/3/1924	II Barbiere di Siviglia	Al Jolson	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	librettist

Citation

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.