Pietro Neri-Baraldi (1828 – 29 June 1902) was an Italian opera singer who sang leading tenor roles throughout Europe. He was born in

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, a small town near Bologna and made his debut at the

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in 1850. By 1853 he was engaged as the leading tenor at the Teatro del Corso where he sang in the first performances in Bologna of '' Il trovatore'' (as Manrico), '' Rigoletto'' (as the Duke of Mantua), and ''

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'' (as Ubaldo). He then appeared in Paris during the 1854/1855 season singing at both the Théâtre-Italien and the Paris Opéra. He sang a wide range of roles in London from 1856 to 1868, first at the Lyceum Theatre and then at the Royal Opera House. He also performed in Lisbon at the Teatro de São Carlos where he was the ''primo tenore assoluto'' from 1856 to 1867 and in St. Petersburg. Forbes, Elizabeth (1992)
"Neri-Baraldi, Pietro"
'' The New Grove Dictionary of Opera''. Retrieved via

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27 July 2014 . In 1863 Neri-Baraldi married the Austrian-born soprano

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(1840–1912) and often appeared with her on stage. In his later years he taught singing. Amongst his pupils was the South African soprano,

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. He died in Bologna.Wyndham, Henry Saxe (1913). "Forrest, Ada", p. 83
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Neri-Baraldi, Pietro Italian operatic tenors 1828 births 1902 deaths 19th-century Italian male opera singers