Pietro Pariati

Pietro Pariati (Reggio Emilia, 27 March 1665- Vienna, 14 October 1733) was an Italian poet and librettist. He was initially secretary to Rinaldo d'Este (1655–1737), Duke of Modena. Then from 1699 to 1714, he made his living as a poet in Venice, initially writing librettos with Apostolo Zeno, then independently. Then finally from 1714-1729 he was Metastasio's predecessor at the Vienna court of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

Librettos
Apart from many oratorio librettos, his most popular opera librettos included:
 * Flavio Anicio Olibrio (with Zeno, 1708), set by Gasparini, Porpora and Jommelli
 * Astarto (with Zeno, 1708), set by Albinoni and Caldara
 * Sesostri re di Egitto (1710), set by Gasparini and Galuppi
 * Il Giustino (after Beregan, 1711), set by Albinoni, Vivaldi and Händel
 * Costantino (1711), set by Gasparini and Lotti/Caldara
 * Teseo in Creta (1715), set by Porpora, Händel and Galuppi
 * Orfeo ed Euridice (1715), set by Johann Joseph Fux
 * Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena (with Zeno, 1719), set by Conti and Holzbauer