Aurelio Aureli

Aurelio Aureli (Venice, before 1652 – id.

He began his operatic career in 1652 with L'Erginda.

Until 1687, he worked as a librettist mainly in Venice, except for a brief trip to Vienna.

[1] From 1688 to 1694 he was, however, in the service of the Duke of Parma, during which time he wrote a dozen plays, almost all of which were subsequently set to music by the court composer Bernardo Sabadini.

The last librettos were written in Venice and other cities of the Republic.