Antonietta Fricci (born Antonie Frietsche) (8 January 1840 – 7 September 1912) was an Austrian-born opera singer known for her performances in leading

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&n ...

and

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

roles in the opera houses of Europe. She was married to the Italian tenor Pietro Neri-Baraldi from 1863 until his death in 1902.Cruciani, Alessandra (1998)
"Frietsche, Antonietta"
'' Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani'', Vol. 50. Online version retrieved 27 July 2014 .

Roles created

*Lidia in

Pacini Pacini may refer to the following persons: * Piero Pacini da Pescia (flourished 1495-1514), Italian publisher * Giovanni Pacini, a 19th-century Italian composer, known mostly for his operas * Sante Pacini (1735 - circa 1790), Italian painter and eng ...

's ''Lidia di Bruxelles'' ( Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 21 October 1858) *Isabella in Pedrotti's ''Isabella d'Aragona'' (Teatro Vittorio Emanuele, Turin, 7 February 1859) *Aldona in Ponchielli's ''I lituani'' (

La Scala La Scala (, , ; abbreviation in Italian of the official name ) is a famous opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the ' (New Royal-Ducal Theatre alla Scala). The premiere performan ...

, Milan, 7 March 1874) *Mirza in Coronaro's ''La creola'' (Teatro Comunale, Bologna, 24 November 1878)

References

Operatic sopranos Austrian operatic mezzo-sopranos Women singers from the Austrian Empire 1840 births 1912 deaths Women singers from Austria-Hungary {{opera-singer-stub