Giovanni Battista Casti
Italian poet
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Giovanni Battista Casti was an Italian poet, satirist, and author of comic opera librettos. Wikipedia
Born: August 29, 1724, Acquapendente, Italy
Died: February 5, 1803 (age 78 years), Paris, France
Books: The Trè Giuli: Poema, (320 p.), The Court of Beasts, and more
Libretti: Il re Teodoro in Venezia, Cublai, gran kan de’ Tartari, Catalina, and more