Ernesto Rossi (actor)
Ernesto Rossi as Kean, lithograph by Eduard Kaiser , 1851
Ernesto Rossi (born February 28, 1827 in Livorno , † June 4, 1896 in Pescara ) was an Italian actor .
Life
Instead of studying law , he made his touring theater debut in 1845 and was taught by Gustavo Modena . In 1852 he came to the Compagnia Reale Sarda .
Tours took him to Milan , Turin , Paris ( Comédie-Française ), London , Vienna , Lisbon , Moscow , Prague ; in Germany to Berlin and Dresden . He played u. a. with Adelaide Ristori .
He had particular success with leading roles in the dramas of William Shakespeare .
He fell ill during a performance in Odessa and died a few weeks later in Italy.
Roles (selection)
- Romeo - Romeo and Juliet ( William Shakespeare )
- Othello - Othello (William Shakespeare)
- Hamlet - Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
- MacBeth - MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
- Fist - fist. A tragedy ( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe )
- Cid - Le Cid ( Pierre Corneille )
- Louis XI. - Louis XI. ( Casimir Delavigne )
- Nero - Nerone artista ( Pietro Cossa )
Works (selection)
- Plays
- Adele (specially written for his colleague Adelaide Ristori).
- Non-fiction
- Studies on Shakespeare and the modern theater. Along with an autobiographical sketch (“Studii dramatici”). Schloemp publishing house, Leipzig 1885.
- Quarant 'anni di vita artistica . Milan 1887–1888 (2 vols., Autobiography).
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernesto Rossi in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossi, Ernesto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Livorno |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1896 |
| Place of death | Pescara |