Wednesday, February 24, 2021

February 24 - Arrigo Boito (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Arrigo Boito (24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) was an Italian writer, librettist, and composer. He sometimes used the pseudonym Tobia Gorrio.

[For last year's thoughts on Arnold Dolmetsch click here.] 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Any Other Name

Composer-librettist Arrigo Boito,

When wanting his writings to be incognito,

Scrambled the letters that made up his name

And Tobia Gorrio is what he became.

 

 

 

 

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