Pietri Biberoni
From Plastic Tub
Born 1763, Vacamadonna, Italy. Died 1820, New York City.
Librettist for celebrated composer Paolo Grignotti; Biberoni collaborated with Grignotti on 27 operas and with other composers on 13 more. His peculiarity was to write only in Italianized versions of negro slang and never to use the word "jackal," as in this excerpt from Martini: "You! Giacometto, you....Jackal!!"
He died a pauper with a knife in his back, possibly because he knew too much....
