Apostolo Zeno

Apostolo Zeno
Apostolo Zeno
Born(1668-12-11)December 11, 1668
Died11 November 1750(1750-11-11) (aged 81)
Burial placeGesuati
NationalityItalian
Occupation(s)Poet, librettist, journalist, numismatist and man of letters
Known forReform of melodrama
SpouseLudovica Mondonovo
Parent(s)Pietro Zeno and Caterina Zeno (née Sevastò)
Academic background
EducationCollegio di Castello
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Apostolo Zeno (11 December 1668 in Venice[2] – 11 November 1750 in Venice) was a Venetian poet, librettist, journalist, and man of letters.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Bizzarini 2020.
  2. ^ Phillimore, Catherine Mary (1891). Studies in Italian Literature, Classical and Modern. S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington. p. 162. OCLC 11170706. Apostolo Zeno was born in Venice in 1668, His father, Pietro Zeno, was a doctor of medicine ; his brother, Catarina, belonged to the family of the Sevasti.