Giuseppe Carpani was an Italian poet and writer born at Vill'albese, in Brianza (in what is now Lombardy). His father wanted him to study law, which he did in Milan and Padua, but after practicing briefly in Milan, he instead followed artistic pursuits. He had already by that time written a comedy and several opera libretti. In 1796, Milan was occupied by the French, of which he had been critical, and he moved to Vienna.

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  • Giuseppe Carpani was an Italian poet and writer born at Vill'albese, in Brianza (in what is now Lombardy). His father wanted him to study law, which he did in Milan and Padua, but after practicing briefly in Milan, he instead followed artistic pursuits. He had already by that time written a comedy and several opera libretti. In 1796, Milan was occupied by the French, of which he had been critical, and he moved to Vienna. However, after the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797, he became censor and stage director in Venice. Eventually, health issues prompted him to return to Vienna, where the Emperor pensioned him until his death. He published a number of translations of French and German operas, and also wrote an oratorio on "La passione di Gesù Christo," which was set to music by Joseph Weigl, and performed in 1808, in the palace of Prince Lobkowitz, and in 1821 by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. He also translated Haydn's The Creation into Italian, and wrote a sonnet on the celebrated performance of that work, at which Haydn was present the year before his death. This sonnet was set to music for four voices and orchestra by Antonio Salieri in 1820. Carpani was a great fan of Haydn, and published a book about him and his compositions entitled La Haydine. He wrote a similar book about Rossini, called Le Rossiniane. Both were pirated anonymously by the French writer Beyle, and published by Mondo. In 1808, composers were invited to set his poem "In questa tomba oscura". Of the 63 composers who did so, only Beethoven created a setting that is still popular today. He died of natural causes in the smaller Liechtenstein Palace at Vienna at the age of 73.
  • Nel 1768 si iscrisse alla facoltà di giurisprudenza presso l'Università di Pavia, in accordo con i desideri del padre, diventando anche alunno dell'Almo Collegio Borromeo, ma, conclusi gli studi, dopo un periodo di pratica a Milano, egli seguì la sua passione artistica scrivendo diverse opere tra cui commedie e libretti. Nel 1796, quando Milano venne occupata dai francesi, Carpani si trasferì a Vienna. Dopo il trattato di Campoformio del 1797, divenne censore e direttore di teatro a Venezia. Problemi di salute lo costrinsero a tornare a Vienna, dove l'Imperatore lo fece ritirare prima della sua morte. Pubblicò un gran numero di traduzioni di opere francesi e tedesche, scrisse inoltre un oratorio intitolato La passione di Gesù Cristo, che fu messo in musica da Joseph Weigl e rappresentato nel 1808, nel palazzo del principe Lobkowitz. Tradusse anche La Creazione, celebre oratorio di Haydn, e compose un sonetto per celebrare quel lavoro. Fu un grande estimatore di Haydn, alla cui figura dedicò Le Haydine, ossia lettere sulla vita e le opere di Giuseppe Haydn. Scrisse un'opera simile dedicata a Gioachino Rossini, l'opera fu intitolata Le Rossiniane. Entrambe furono saccheggiate da Stendhal, che inoltre le tradusse per l'editore francese Mondo. Nel 1808 numerosi compositori furono invitati a musicare il suo poema In questa tomba oscura. Al concorso parteciparono 63 compositori e la versione musicata da Beethoven è ancora oggi famosa. Carpani morì per cause naturali nel Palazzo Liechtenstein, a Vienna, il 22 gennaio 1825, all'età di 73 anni.
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  • Giuseppe Carpani was an Italian poet and writer born at Vill'albese, in Brianza (in what is now Lombardy). His father wanted him to study law, which he did in Milan and Padua, but after practicing briefly in Milan, he instead followed artistic pursuits. He had already by that time written a comedy and several opera libretti. In 1796, Milan was occupied by the French, of which he had been critical, and he moved to Vienna.
  • Nel 1768 si iscrisse alla facoltà di giurisprudenza presso l'Università di Pavia, in accordo con i desideri del padre, diventando anche alunno dell'Almo Collegio Borromeo, ma, conclusi gli studi, dopo un periodo di pratica a Milano, egli seguì la sua passione artistica scrivendo diverse opere tra cui commedie e libretti. Nel 1796, quando Milano venne occupata dai francesi, Carpani si trasferì a Vienna.
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