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Felice Romani

1788 - 1865

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Giuseppe Felice Romani (31 January 1788 – 28 January 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the opera composers Donizetti and Bellini. Romani was considered the finest Italian librettist between Metastasio and Boito. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felice Romani is the 1,560th most popular writer (up from 2,232nd in 2019), the 1,673rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,194th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Felice Romani ranks 1,560 out of 7,302Before him are Heiner Müller, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Banine, John Brunner, and Shammai. After him are Joseph Karo, Forough Farrokhzad, Lina Heydrich, Al-Khansa, Ödön von Horváth, and Jean de Meun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1788, Felice Romani ranks 21Before him are Robert Peel, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Johan Christian Dahl, Leopold Gmelin, Mikhail Lazarev, and Rama III. After him are David d'Angers, Carl Sigismund Kunth, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Friedrich Rückert, Pierre Joseph Pelletier, and Mohammed bin Thani. Among people deceased in 1865, Felice Romani ranks 22Before him are Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Princess Sophie of Sweden, John Lindley, and Kunisada. After him are Constant Troyon, Shoqan Walikhanov, Alexandros Mavrokordatos, Madeleine Sophie Barat, George Phillips Bond, and Giuditta Pasta.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Felice Romani ranks 1,673 out of 5,161Before him are Nino Manfredi (1921), Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena (1634), Natalie of Serbia (1859), Humbert III, Count of Savoy (1136), Porcius Festus (null), and Vincent Pallotti (1795). After him are Leonardo Sciascia (1921), Alfredo Binda (1902), Franco Battiato (1945), Eleanor of Sicily (1325), Antonio Labriola (1843), and Walter Bonatti (1930).

Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Felice Romani ranks 108Before him are Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Boris Pahor (1913), Ignazio Silone (1900), Francesco Maria Piave (1810), Claudio Magris (1939), and Veronica Franco (1546). After him are Pacuvius (-220), Catherine of Bologna (1413), Ubertino of Casale (1259), Maria Valtorta (1897), Bartolomeo Platina (1421), and Margherita Sarfatti (1880).