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(1749-1838) Italian poet, librettist. Lorenzo da Ponte worked in Vienna with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on the librettos for Le Nozzi Di Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan tutte. He emigrated to New York and attempted to establish opera there, with little success. He became a professor and lecturer at Columbia University in Italian literature, the first to lecture on Dante. A memorial to Mr. Da Ponte is located in Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Full Name

Lorenzo Da Ponte

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RESIDENCE

Mr. Da Ponte emigrated to New York and attempted to establish opera there, with little success.

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OTHER

Mr. Da Ponte became a professor and lecturer at Columbia University in Italian literature, the first to lecture on Dante.

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INTERMENT

Lorenzo Da Ponte was originally buried in a Catholic cemetery in Manhattan, New York, but was later removed to Calvary Cemetery in Queens, New York.

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OTHER

A memorial to Lorenzo Da Ponte is located in the Calvary Cemetery in Woodside, New York.

1749

BIRTH

Lorenzo Da Ponte was born Emanuele Conegliano near Venice, Italy, in 1749.

1786

LITWORK

The Marriage of Figero


Libretto.

1787

LITWORK

Don Giovanni


Libretto.

1790

LITWORK

Cosi Fan Tutte


Libretto.

1838

DEATH

Lorenzo Da Ponte died in New York City in 1838.

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