Giovanni Emanuele Bidera

Giovanni Emanuele Bidera
Giovanni Emanuele Bidera
Born	4 October 1784; Palazzo Adriano, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	8 April 1858 (aged 73); Palermo, Italy
Occupation(s)	Librettist and playwright

Giovanni Emanuele Bidera (or Bideri)^[a] (4 October 1784 – 8 April 1858) was an Italian writer.

He is primarily known as the librettist of Gaetano Donizetti's operas Gemma di Vergy and Marino Faliero, but he also wrote many other librettos for lesser known composers as well as plays, essays, books about Naples, and a treatise on acting. Bidera was born in the small Sicilian town of Palazzo Adriano and spent most of his career in Naples. In 1850 he retired to Palermo where he died at the age of 73.^[2]^[3]

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Giovanni Emanuele Bidera

Born	(1784-10-04)4 October 1784 Palazzo Adriano, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	8 April 1858(1858-04-08) (aged 73) Palermo, Italy
Occupation(s)	Librettist and playwright

Giovanni Emanuele Bidera

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