Pietro Pariati
Pietro Pariati was an Italian poet and librettist. He was initially secretary to Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena. Then from 1699 to 1714, he made his living as a poet in Venice, initially writing librettos with Apostolo Zeno, then independently. Then finally from 1714-1729 he was Metastasio's predecessor at the Vienna court of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.Librettos
Apart from many oratorio librettos, his most popular opera librettos included:
- Flavio Anicio Olibrio, set by Gasparini, Porpora and Jommelli
- Astarto, set by Albinoni and Caldara
- Sesostri re di Egitto, set by Gasparini and Galuppi
- Il Giustino, set by Albinoni, Vivaldi and Händel
- Costantino, set by Gasparini and Lotti/Caldara
- Teseo in Creta, set by Porpora, Händel and Galuppi
- Orfeo ed Euridice, set by Johann Joseph Fux
- Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena, set by Conti and Holzbauer
