Italian poet, novelist, and Romantic period composer Arrigo Enrico Boïto (1842-1918) composed only one complete opera, Mefistofele, for which he also wrote the libretto. He spent the rest of his life without completing his second, Nerone. Yet he remained active in opera, writing libretti for Ponchielli's La Gioconda and Verdi's Shakespearean operas Othello and Falstaff, among others. He also created the libretto for Verdi's Simon Boccanegra.
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- Boito, Arrigo (1842 - 1918), Italy Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Arrigo Enrico Boïto Listing of birth and death dates. Links to operas, libretti, and portraits in JPG and GIF formats.
- Boito, Arrigo (1842 - 1918) Brief biography and caricature with summary of his operatic work.
- Arrigo Boito Classical Net Basic Repertoire article with photograph, links, and list of operas.