Nicolò Beregan [SEP] occupation
Nicolò Beregan
Count Nicolò Beregan (also "Berengani" and "Bergani"; 1627-1713) was an Italian nobleman, lawyer and amateur opera librettist. His "Giustino" was first set to music in 1683 by composer Giovanni Legrenzi for "Il Giustino", and later reused by both Vivaldi (Giustino, 1724) and Handel (Giustino, 1737).
Librettos.
- "Annibale in Capita", set by Pietro Andrea Ziani, 1661
" (music by Francesco Cavalli, 1652)
- "Eupatra" (music by Pietro Andrea Ziani, 1655; music by Giovanni Battista Costanzi, 1730)
- "Elena" (completed by Nicolò Minato; music by Francesco Cavalli, 1659)
- "Il tiranno humiliato d’amore, ovvero Il Meraspe" (revised by Nicolò Beregan; music by Carlo Pallavicino, 1667)
- "Alciade" (music by Pietro Andrea Ziani, 1667)
Bibliography.
- B. Brunelli: "L’impresario in angustie