Cesare Sterbini

Cesare Sterbini was an Italian writer and librettist of the early nineteenth century, best remembered for his enduring collaboration with composer Gioachino Rossini. He provided the text for one of the most frequently staged comic operas in the international repertoire, The Barber of Seville. Alongside his literary contributions, he worked as an official of the Vatican treasury and was a scholar fluent in multiple classical languages.