Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Lorenzo Da Ponte across 7 places, from 1768 to 1838.
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Lorenzo Da Ponte (10 March 1749 to 17 August 1838) was an Italian, later American librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1768 to 1770period
Portogruaroattested“The bishop died in 1768, after which Lorenzo moved to the seminary at Portogruaro, where he took Minor Orders in 1770 and became Professor of Literature.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1773year
Veniceattested“In 1773 Da Ponte moved to Venice, where he made a living as a teacher of Latin, Italian and French.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1788year
Viennaattested“Only one address of Da Ponte's during his stay in Vienna is known: in 1788 he lived in the house Heidenschuß 316 (today the street area between Freyung and Hof), which belonged to the Viennese archbishop.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
August 1792month
Pragueattested“In August 1792, he set off for Paris via Prague and Dresden armed with a letter of recommendation to Queen Marie Antoinette that her brother, the late Emperor Joseph II, had given Da Ponte before his death.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1794year
Veniceattested“At this time, he was still banished from Venice (until the end of 1794), so he would travel elsewhere.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1805year
United Statesattested“Having moved to the United States in 1805, Da Ponte settled in New York City first, then Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where he briefly ran a grocery store and gave private Italian lessons while entertaining in some business activities in Phila…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1805year
New York Cityattested“Having moved to the United States in 1805, Da Ponte settled in New York City first, then Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where he briefly ran a grocery store and gave private Italian lessons while entertaining in some business activities in Phila…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1805year
New Yorkattested“Having moved to the United States in 1805, Da Ponte settled in New York City first, then Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where he briefly ran a grocery store and gave private Italian lessons while entertaining in some business activities in Phila…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1838year
New Yorkattested“Da Ponte died in 1838 in New York; an enormous funeral ceremony was held in New York's old St.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
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1781year
Dresdenmentioned“In 1781 he believed (falsely) that he had an invitation from his friend Caterino Mazzolà, the poet of the Saxon court, to take up a post at Dresden, only to be disabused when he arrived there.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1784year
Viennamentioned“In 1784, he met his friend Casanova once again in Vienna, and with his newly made fortune, financed him and received his counsels.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1787year
Venicementioned“He specifically wished to create a buffa comedy opera which included a seria female part for contrast; Taruskin suggests that "Da Ponte's special gift was that of forging this virtual smorgasbord of idioms into a vivid dramatic shape." D…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1805year
Londonmentioned“He remained based in London, undertaking various theatrical and publishing activities until 1805, when debt and bankruptcy caused him to flee to the United States with Grahl and their children.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
May 1826month
United Statesmentioned“In New York he introduced opera and produced in May 1826 the first full performance of Don Giovanni in the United States, in which Maria García (soon to marry Malibran) sang Zerlina.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
May 1826month
New Yorkmentioned“In New York he introduced opera and produced in May 1826 the first full performance of Don Giovanni in the United States, in which Maria García (soon to marry Malibran) sang Zerlina.”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1833year
New York Citymentioned“In 1833, at the age of eighty-four, he founded the first purpose-built opera theater in the United States, the Italian Opera House in New York City, on the northwest corner of Leonard and Church Streets, which was far superior to any the…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1833year
United Statesmentioned“In 1833, at the age of eighty-four, he founded the first purpose-built opera theater in the United States, the Italian Opera House in New York City, on the northwest corner of Leonard and Church Streets, which was far superior to any the…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
1833year
New Yorkmentioned“In 1833, at the age of eighty-four, he founded the first purpose-built opera theater in the United States, the Italian Opera House in New York City, on the northwest corner of Leonard and Church Streets, which was far superior to any the…”source: Wikipedia: Lorenzo Da Ponte
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