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Pietro Metastasio | |
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| Born | Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi 3 January 1698 Rome, Papal States |
| Died | 12 April 1782 (aged 84) Vienna, Holy Roman Empire |
| Pen name | Pietro Metastasio |
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| Literary movement | Rococo |
Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro metaˈstaːzjo]), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.