Ignazio Marini (28 November 1811 – 29 April 1873) was a celebrated Italian operatic bass. He sang in the world premieres of several operas by Gaetano Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante, and Giuseppe Verdi and appeared as a guest artist in major opera houses throughout Europe and in New York City, Mexico City and

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Biography

Ignazio Marini was born in Tagliuno near Bergamo and made his stage debut in

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in 1832. In 1834 he became a principal singer at La Scala where he sang for the next thirteen years and created, amongst other roles, Guido in Donizetti's ''

Gemma di Vergy ''Gemma di Vergy'' is an 1834 ''tragedia lirica'' (tragic opera) in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti from a libretto by Giovanni Emanuele Bidera. It is based on the tragedy ''Charles VII chez ses grands vassaux'' ''(Charles VII and His Chief Vassal ...

'' (1834), Talbot in Donizetti's ''

Maria Stuarda ''Maria Stuarda'' (Mary Stuart) is a tragic opera (''tragedia lirica''), in two acts, by Gaetano Donizetti, to a libretto by Giuseppe Bardari, based on Andrea Maffei's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 1800 play '' Maria Stuart''. The ope ...

'' (1835), Enrico Gray in Vaccai's ''

Giovanna Gray ''Giovanna Gray'' is a tragic opera () in three acts composed by Nicola Vaccai. The libretto by Carlo Pepoli is based on the last days of the English noblewoman Lady Jane Grey who was executed for treason in 1554. The opera premiered on 23 February ...

'', and the title role in Verdi's '' Oberto'' (1839). He also created the title role in Verdi's '' Attila'' in its 1846 premiere at La Fenice. Marini died in Milan in 1873 at the age of 61. His wife and frequent stage partner was the soprano Antonietta Marini-Rainieri.

References

* *Rosenthal, H. and Warrack, J. "Marini, Ignazio", ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera'', 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 1979, p. 308 * Regli, Francesco
"Marini, Ignazio"
''Dizionario biografico dei più celebri poeti ed artisti melodrammatici, tragici e comici, maestri, concertisti, coreografi, mimi, ballerini, scenografi, giornalisti, impresarii, ecc. ecc. che fiorirono in Italia dal 1800 al 1860'', E. Dalmazzo, 1860, p. 308 (in Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Marini, Ignazio 1811 births 1873 deaths Operatic basses 19th-century Italian male opera singers Italian basses Musicians from the Province of Bergamo