Cesare Sterbini

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Cesare Sterbini (born 1784 in Rome – January 19, 1831) was an Italian writer and librettist.

Possessing a deep knowledge of classical and contemporary culture, philosophy, linguistics, he was fluent in Greek, Latin, Italian, French and German.^[1] He is best known as the librettist for two operas by Gioacchino Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815) and The Barber of Seville (1816). An official in the Pontifical Administration, he also set poetry to music as an amateur. He wrote the libretto to the opera Il Contraccambio to the music of Giacomo Cordella in 1819, and the opera Isaura and Ricciardo to the music of Francesco Basili in 1820.^[2]

He died in Rome on 19 January 1831.

Libretti

Torvaldo e Dorliska with music composed by Gioachino Rossini (1815)
The Barber of Seville with music composed by Gioachino Rossini (1816)
Il Contraccambio with music composed by Giacomo Cordella (1819)
Isaura e Ricciardo with music composed by Francesco Basili (1820)

Notes

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 42106537 LCCN: n80057149 ISNI: 0000 0000 7369 4892 GND: 131661795 BNF: cb14824815q

Persondata
Name	Sterbini, Cesare
Alternative names
Short description	Italian writer and librettist
Date of birth	1784
Place of birth	Rome
Date of death	January 19, 1831
Place of death	Rome

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