Benedetto Pamphili (M / Italy, 1653-1730), librettist
Benedetto Pamphili (1653-1730) was an Italian cardinal, librettist and patron of the arts. A member of the powerful Pamphili family, played an important role in Rome's cultural and artistic life between the 17th and the 18th century. Belonged to the prestigious Accademia dell'Arcadia, under the pseudonym Fenicio Larisseo. Was librarian of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana and archivist of the Archivio Segreto Vaticano. Not only wrote several libretti himself, but also gave hospitality and opportunity to several composers, such as Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier, Alessandro Melani, Antonio Maria Bononcini, Carlo Francesco Cesarini, and most notably the young Georg Frideric Haendel, who all began their musical careers under his protection.