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Boito Arrigo . 1842--1918, Italian operatic composer and librettist, whose works include the opera Mefistofele (1868) and the librettos for Verdi's Otello and Falstaff How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Verdi's librettist Arrigo Boito merged ``The Merry Wives of Windsor'' with material from ``Henry IV, Parts I and II'' to create ``Falstaff. And with opera, as Arrigo Boito, the librettist of both Verdi's Otello and his Falstaff demonstrated, it is occasionally possible--although I personally cannot think of another occasion--to distill the spirit of Shakespeare into another elixir that combines with music to attain its own validity. |
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