Renato Simoni

An Italian drama critic, playwright and librettistBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.Wikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., and with Giuseppe Adami the author of TurandotBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.Wikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).. He began as a critic in Verona at nineteenWikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., moved to MilanBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.Wikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., and became drama critic of the Corriere della Sera, a post he held until his deathBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.Wikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026).. He also succeeded Giuseppe Giacosa as editor of the review La lettura, which probably recommended him to PucciniBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.. He wrote comediesBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.Wikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)., one of them in Venetian dialect, the librettos of Giordano's Madame Sans-Gêne and Rocca's Il dibuk, and children's verse under the name TurnoBudden, J. (1992) 'Simoni, Renato', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, p. 384.. His theatre library, some 40,000 volumes, went to La Scala's museumWikipedia (2026) Renato Simoni. (Accessed: 22 September 2026)..