page_title: Lorenzo Da Ponte
hierarchical_section_title: Lorenzo Da Ponte
caption_attribution_description: Portrait (engraving) of Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838)
context_page_description: Lorenzo Da Ponte was an Italian, later American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte.
context_section_description: Lorenzo Da Ponte (born Emanuele Conegliano 10 March 1749 – 17 August 1838) was an Italian, later American opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest. He wrote the libretti for 28 operas by 11 composers, including three of Mozart's most celebrated operas, The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790).
caption: Lorenzo Da Ponte
  Engraving by Michele Pekenino after Nathaniel Rogers
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