Catalani is an Italian surname meaning "
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
" or "from
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
". Notable people with the surname include:
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Adelina Catalani
Adelina, sometimes Adelaide or Adele, Catalani ( fl. 1818–1832) was a Franco-Italian soprano. She is remembered today largely for the circumstances surrounding her performance of the lead soprano role in Gaetano Donizetti's first staged opera, ' ...
(
fl. 1818–1832), Franco-Italian soprano
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Alfredo Catalani
Alfredo Catalani (19 June 1854 – 7 August 1893) was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas ''Loreley'' (1890) and ''La Wally'' (1892). ''La Wally'' was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and features Catalani's ...
(1854–1893), Italian operatic composer
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Angelica Catalani
Angelica Catalani (10 May 178012 June 1849) was an Italian opera singer, the daughter of a tradesman. Her greatest gift was her voice, a soprano of nearly three octaves in range. Its unsurpassed power and flexibility made her one of the greatest ...
(1780–1849), Italian opera singer
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Antonio Catalani (Romano) (–unknown), also called il Romano, Italian painter
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Antonio Catalani (Siciliano) (1560–1630), also called il Siciliano, Italian painter
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Giuseppe Catalani (1698-1764), Italian liturgist
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Jordanus Catalani
Jordanus (-), distinguished as JordanofSeverac ( la, Iordanus de Severaco; oc, Jordan de Severac; french: Jourdain de Séverac; it, Giordano di Séverac) or JordanofCatalonia ( la, Jordanus Catalanus; ca, Jordà de Catalunya), was a Catala ...
(fl. –1330), French Dominican missionary and explorer
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