Paolo Rolli

Paolo Rolli
FRS
Paolo Rolli FRS
Born	13 June 1687; Rome, Papal States
Died	20 March 1765 (aged 77); Todi, Papal States
Resting place	San Fortunato, Todi
Alma mater	Roman College
Occupations	Poet; intellectual; librettist;
	Writing career
Language	Italian; English;
Period	18th century; Age of Enlightenment;
Genres	Lyric poetry; libretto; treatise;
Literary movement	Neoclassicism

Paolo Antonio Rolli FRS (13 June 1687 – 20 March 1765) was an Italian Rococo librettist, poet and translator. Generally ranked second to Pietro Metastasio among early eighteenth-century Italian poets, Rolli was a member of several Italian academies and a fellow of the Royal Society (1729).

Paolo Rolli FRS

Born	(1687-06-13)13 June 1687 Rome, Papal States
Died	20 March 1765(1765-03-20) (aged 77) Todi, Papal States
Resting place	San Fortunato, Todi
Alma mater	Roman College
Occupations	Poet intellectual librettist
Writing career
Language	Italian English
Period	18th century Age of Enlightenment
Genres	Lyric poetry libretto treatise
Literary movement	Neoclassicism