Giulio Strozzi

Giulio Strozzi (1583 - 31 March 1652) was a Venetian poet and libretto writer. His libretti were put to music by composers like Claudio Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, Francesco Manelli, and Francesco Sacrati. He sometimes used the pseudonym Luigi Zorzisto.

Giulio Strozzi
Portrait painting of the poet Giulio Strozzi, by Tiberio Tinelli, in the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Born1583 
Venice 
Baptised15 September 1583 
Died31 March 1652  (aged 68–69)
Venice 
Other namesLuigi Zorzisto
Alma mater
  • University of Pisa 
OccupationPoet, librettist, playwright 
WorksLa finta pazza, La finta savia 
MovementBaroque
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