Luigia Boccabadati

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Luigia Boccabadati

Luigia Boccabadati , also Luisa Boccabadati (* 1799 or 1800 in Modena , †  October 2, 1850 in Turin ), was an Italian opera singer (soprano). She was best known for her roles in the operas of Gioacchino Rossini , Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini .

Life

Career

She made her debut in 1817 at the age of seventeen at the Teatro Regio in Parma , where other appearances followed. The soprano castrato Pacchierotti heard the inexperienced singer, recognized her potential and taught her. Appearances in the operas of Venice and Rome followed. In 1826 Boccabadati made his debut at La Scala in Milan as Giulietta in Giulietta e Romeo by Nicola Vaccai , later the title role in Giacomo Meyerbeer's Margherita d'Anjou followed . In Naples she sang five world premieres of Donizetti's works: Amelia in Il castello di Kenilworth (1829), Sela in Il diluvio universale (1830), Norina in I pazzi per progetto (1830), the title role in Francesca di Foix (1831) and Chiarina in La romanziera e l'uomo nero (1831). From 1833 to 1835 she sang repeatedly in London, including in Gioacchino Rossini's La Cenerentola . She had great success in his semiramide , for which her strong, flexible voice was particularly suitable. She had her last appearances in 1844 at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, then she retired from the stage. Luigia Boccabadati died six years later on October 2, 1850 in Turin at the age of 50.

Private

Boccabadati was married to Antonio Gazzuoli, with whom they had four children: Augusta, Cecilia, Cesare and Virginia. Virginia (1828-1922) became a well-known soprano who made her debut in 1847 at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo in Donizetti's Linda di Chamounix . Augusta sang the demanding role in the new version of Donizetti's Maria di Rohan at the Teatro Regio in Parma in 1844 . 1844-45 she replaced the famous Giuseppina Strepponi in the Teatro Carolino in Palermo with considerable success , who is said to have not been pleased. Augusta died in Santiago de Chile in December 1875 . Cecilia (born 1823) and Cesare also became singers / musicians, albeit not as successful.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Answers.com
  2. ^ Luigia Boccabadati. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 10:  Biagio-Boccaccio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1968.
personal data
SURNAME Boccabadati, Luigia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Boccabadati, Luisa; Boccabadati-Gazzuoli, Luigia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian opera singer (soprano)
DATE OF BIRTH 1799 or 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Modena
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1850
Place of death Turin