Francesco Sbarra
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Born
Baptised18 February 1611
Died20 March 1668 (aged 57)
Occupation(s)Poet, librettist
Francesco Sbarra | |
|---|---|
 Sbarra's libretto for Le Lachrime di San Pietro (performed in Vienna, 1666) | |
| Born | |
| Baptised | 18 February 1611 |
| Died | 20 March 1668 (aged 57) |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, librettist |
| Spouse |
Penelope Orsucci
(m. 1633; died 1645) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Filippo Sbarra and Ortensia Sbarra (née Ciampanti) |
Francesco Sbarra (18 February 1611 – 20 March 1668) was an Italian poet and librettist.[1] Born in Lucca, he spent most of his career in Austria where he wrote the librettos for entertainments and operas at the courts of Archduke Ferdinand Charles in Innsbruck and Emperor Leopold I in Vienna.[2][3] Sbarra was member of the Accademia degli Oscuri and the Accademia degli Accesi of Lucca. He corresponded with Michelangelo Torcigliani. His most famous libretto, Il pomo d'oro, was set to music by Antonio Cesti and performed at the imperial court in Vienna in 1668.
