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Born Emmanuele Conegliano at Ceneda, near Venice, Da Ponte studied to take holy orders, proving a skilful versifier in both Italian and Latin. Appointed as a professor in literature at Treviso Seminary in 1773, his radical views and immoral behaviour led to his banishment from Venice in 1779.

Relocating to Vienna, Da Ponte was appointed librettist to the New Italian Theatre in 1781 on the recommendation of Antonio Salieri. His first major success was in adapting Beaumarchais's comedy for Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (1786). Don Giovanni (1787) and Così fan tutte (1790) followed, together with libretti for other composers including Salieri and Martín y Soler.

Banished after nine years, again because of scandal, Da Ponte wandered through EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se, made an unhappy marriage, and settled in 1791 in London. There he worked as a tutor of Italian, as a bookseller, and as a librettist to the Drury Lane Theatre, until he went bankrupt in 1804.

In 1805, Da Ponte emigrated to the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in, but he failed to establish himself a grocer in New JerseyNew Jersey is a state of the United States of America and has the U. postal abbreviation of NJ . The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The USS New Jersey one of the most decorated vessels in the United States Navy, was name. The rest of his life, he spent as a celebrated teacher of Italian language and culture. He taught nearly two thousand private pupils and was appointed professorA professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. Overview Professors give lectures and seminars in their field of study, such as science or literature. They also do advanced research in their fields and are supposed to d of Italian language and literature at Columbia CollegeColumbia College is the name of several institutions of higher education. This article is about Columbia College of Chicago, Illinois. See Columbia College of Columbia University for the specific undergraduate division of Columbia University in New York C in 1830. His library, bought by the university when the chair was established in 1825, formed the nucleus of its collection of Italian poetry and miscellaneous literature.

In 1833, Da Ponte was one of the founders of the Italian Opera House in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,, where 28 performances of Italian opera were given before the theater was transferred to other management. The venture represented the first attempt to establish Italian opera permanently in the United States. His last years were marred by poverty and the failure of his Italian opera, and he died a pauper.

Da Ponte's memoirs (1823-27) detail his life, but the text is considered historically unreliable (BooksEnthsiast.com).