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Antonia Campi
Antonia Campi, ''née'' Antonina Miklasiewicz (10 December 1773 – 1 October 1822) was a Polish operatic soprano. Life Born in Lublin, she began her career in 1785 in Lublin. In 1788, she became a singer at the court of Stanisław August Poniatowski in Warsaw. In 1789, she studied at the Royal School of Singing. She quickly became a celebrity in Poland as well as abroad for her unusual voice: she could sing three octaves. She was invited to perform in Warsaw and also in concerts around Prague, where she settled in 1791, in the company of the impresario Guardoni. There she married the first singer of the opera, the bass Gaetano Campi.. 2 February 1791. They had 17 children, with 4 pairs of twins and once triplets. At the opening of the new theatre built by Emanuel Schikaneder in Vienna on 13 June 1801, she came to sing the role of Clara in Franz Teyber's opera ''Alessandro''. The Italian composer Ferdinando Paer wrote especially for her the opera ''Sargino, ossia l'allievo d'am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880 Hz in choral music, or to "soprano C" (C6, two octaves above middle C) = 1046 Hz or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which often encompasses the melody. The soprano voice type is generally divided into the coloratura, soubrette, lyric, spinto, and dramatic soprano. Etymology The word "soprano" comes from the Italian word '' sopra'' (above, over, on top of),"Soprano" '' |
