Temistocle Solera

Temistocle Solera was an Italian librettist and composerBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.Wikipedia (2026) Temistocle Solera. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). whose texts for Nabucco, I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Giovanna d'Arco and AttilaBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.Wikipedia (2026) Temistocle Solera. (Accessed: 30 September 2026). gave the young Verdi some of his most stirring patriotic situationsBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.. Schooled in Vienna while his father was in the Spielberg prison, he once ran away to a circusBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.. His first operatic task was to revise Piazza's libretto of Oberto for VerdiBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.. He left Attila for Piave to finish, following his wife, the soprano Teresa Rosmina, to MadridBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.. Verdi never worked with him again, but in 1861 gave anonymously to a fund to help himBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445.. He died in povertyBlack, J. (1992) 'Solera, Temistocle', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 4, pp. 444-445..