Alessandro Striggio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alessandro Striggio

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1540

Place of Birth: Mantua, Lombardy

Date of Death: 29-Feb-1592

Profession: composer, librettist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Alessandro Striggio (c.
1536/1537 – 29 February 1592) was an Italian composer, instrumentalist and diplomat of the Renaissance.
He composed numerous madrigals as well as dramatic music, and by combining the two, became the inventor of madrigal comedy.
His son, also named Alessandro Striggio, wrote the libretto for Monteverdi's Orfeo.