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Giambattista Varesco

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

November 1, 1735(69)

Day of Death

August 25, 1805

Place of Birth

Trento, Italy

Also Known As

Abbate VarescoGiovanni Battista

Giambattista Varesco

Writing

Biography

Father Varesco (1735–1805) was a chaplain, musician, poet and (most famously) librettist to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Varesco's only familiar work with Mozart is the libretto to Idomeneo; the abortive L'oca del Cairo is little-known.