Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 1, 1735(69)
Day of Death
August 25, 1805
Place of Birth
Trento, Italy
Also Known As
Abbate VarescoGiovanni Battista
Giambattista Varesco
Writing
Biography
Father Varesco (1735–1805) was a chaplain, musician, poet and (most famously) librettist to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Varesco's only familiar work with Mozart is the libretto to Idomeneo; the abortive L'oca del Cairo is little-known.