Marco D'Arienzo (Naples, 24 April 181124 April 1877) was an Italian opera librettist. D'Arienzo was a professional state officialAntolini, 1986 and, at the same time, a writer and librettist. From 1834 to 1837 he worked as a journalist for the Neapolitan newspaper ''L'Omnibus''Martorana, 1865 and was also author of Neapolitan songs, many of which were set to music by

Saverio Mercadante Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti or Gioa ...

. His comic librettos have been described as "witty and well presented" in spite of their involved plots.Black, 1992 Marco D'Arienzo was uncle of the composer Nicola D'Arienzo.

Libretti by D'Arienzo

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:D'Arienzo, Marco 1811 births 1877 deaths Italian opera librettists Italian male journalists 19th-century Italian journalists Italian male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Italian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Italian male writers Writers from the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies