Arrigo Boito date of birth:
February 24, 1842
How old was Arrigo Boito when died?
76
Where was Arrigo Boito born?
Padua
When did Arrigo Boito die?
June 10, 1918
Where did Arrigo Boito die?
Italy
Why did Arrigo Boito die?
Heart Failure
Is Arrigo Boito gay or straight?
Straight
What is Arrigo Boito's ethnicity?
White
What is Arrigo Boito nationality?
Italian
What is Arrigo Boito's occupation?
Composer
Short Biography
Arrigo Boito (24 February 1842 – 10 June 1918) (whose original name was Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito and who wrote essays under the anagrammatic pseudonym of Tobia Gorrio), was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist, librettist and composer, best known today for his libretti, especially those for Giuseppe Verdi's operas Otello and Falstaff, and his own opera Mefistofele. Along with Emilio Praga, and his own brother Camillo Boito he is regarded as one of the prominent representatives of the Scapigliatura artistic movement.