[lit-ideas] Famous Pseudonyms

Donal McEvoy:

>"T Eliot" is 'toilet'  in reverse

This reminds me of Arrigo Boito. There are contrasting views  on his work.

His first work was "Mefistofele" an opera now available on  DVD in _two_
versions. This was a landmark in his career from the moment it  opened at
LaScala in Milano. He was unable to use his real name for the next  twenty years
-- such was the negative reaction from the public.

He  started to sign his work as "Tobia Gorrio", which is a perfect  acronym.

But yesterday, I was reading my "Repertory of Opera" -- bedside  reading --
and I read under "La Gioconda": the opera by Ponchielli, has a  libretto by
'Tobia Gorrio', since the librettist was not too happy with the  result. I
think he was _mighty_ happy, only he knew the Milanese would _not_  be.

Cheers,

J. L. Speranza
Buenos Aires,  Argentina

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