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Emma Zilli
Emma Zilli () (11 November 1864 – January 1901) was an Italian soprano, possibly best known for creating the role of Alice in Verdi's '' Falstaff'' in 1893. Life Zilli was born in Fagagna, Udine. She was trained as a pianist and began singing only after her marriage to the painter Giacomo Zilli, in 1882. She made her stage debut in 1887 at Ferrara as Paolina in Donizetti's '' Poliuto'' and in 1889 first sang at La Scala, Milan, as Camille in Hérold's '' Zampa''.Forbes, Elizabeth"Zilli, Emma" The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, ed Stanley Sadie, Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, accessed 27 July 2013 In the same house she created the role of Alice Ford in Verdi's '' Falstaff'' (1893), and made her Covent Garden debut in the same role in the British premiere of the opera (1894). Zilli was a powerful singing actress, though her voice had a prominent vibrato not to everyone's taste.Budden, p. 140; and "Royal Opera", '' The Times'', 21 May 1894, p. 7 Her favourite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Zilli In 1896
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