Pietro Metastasio

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Pietro Metastasio
Metastasio, c. 1770 by Meytens or Batoni
Born	Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi 3 January 1698 Rome, Papal States
Died	12 April 1782 (aged 84) Vienna, Holy Roman Empire
Pen name	Pietro Metastasio
Occupation	Writer poet
Literary movement	Rococo

Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (3 January 1698 – 12 April 1782), better known by his pseudonym of Pietro Metastasio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro metaˈstaːzjo]), was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.