- Andrea Nozzari
Andrea Nozzari (1775 –
12 December ,1832 ) was an Italiantenor .Nozzari was born in
Vertova and studied inBergamo andRome . He is notable for the principal roles written for him byGioachino Rossini and mostlypremiere d inDomenico Barbaia 's theatres inNaples . These were:*Leicester in
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (1815)
*Otello in Otello (1816)
*Rinaldo in Armida (1817)
*Osiride inMosè in Egitto (1818)
*Agorante inRicciardo e Zoraide (1818)
*Pirro inErmione (1819)
*Rodrigo inLa donna del lago (1819)
*Paolo Erisso inMaometto II (1820)
*Antenore inZelmira (1822)He also premièred the title roles in
Giovanni Pacini 'sAlessandro nelle Indie (1824) and Donizetti'sAlfredo il grande , and roles in operas byMichele Carafa ,Johann Simon Mayr ,Saverio Mercadante , Nicola Antonio Manfroce and Stefano Pavesi.Nozzari's voice had a baritonal quality, and his intense acting was much valued by composers and the public.
Stendhal thought him one of the finest singers in Europe. Among his pupils wasGiovanni Battista Rubini .He died in
Naples .References
*cite book | last = Osborne|first = Richard| year = 1986| title= Rossini| publisher = Dent| location = London| id = ISBN 0-460-03179-1
*cite book | last = Warrack| first = John, and Ewan West| year = 1992| title = The Oxford Dictionary of Opera| publisher = Oxford University Press| location = Oxford| id = ISBN 0-19-869164-5
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