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Ferdinando Fontana

Italian journalist
Ferdinando Fontana was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet. He is best known today for having written the libretti of the first two operas by Giacomo Puccini – Le Villi and Edgar. Wikipedia
Born: January 30, 1850, Milan, Italy
Died: May 10, 1919 (age 69 years), Lugano, Switzerland
Libretti: Edgar, Le Villi, Asrael, and more