Rosa Borosini ée d'Ambreville(c1693 - died after 1740) was an Italian

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and the wife of

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Francesco Borosini Francesco Borosini (1695 – after 1747) was an Italian opera singer. Although usually described as a tenor, he had an extraordinarily wide vocal range spanning bass to tenor. He was known not only for the quality of his singing but for his ski ...

(married 1722). In 1716 she created the role of Getilde in the world premiere of

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, Rosa's father was the second

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in the court of

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, and her sister was the contralto Anna Ambreville who was married to cellist and composer

Giovanni Perroni Giovanni Perroni (1688, Oleggio, Novara, - March 10, 1748, Vienna) was an Italian cellist and composer. His known works include eight oratorios, three operas, a song cycle, and a cello concerto. His Cello Concerto in D minor premiered in Vienna in ...

. She began her career at the Teatro Ducale di Piazza in Modena where she was committed in 1713-1714, 1717, and 1720. She also performed in

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s in Venice (1715–16), Mantua (1718) and Turin (1719), before being engaged by

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for his court theater at a salary of 1800 florins on March 1, 1721. She remained in that post until her retirement with a pension in 1740. In 1723 she performed in the premiere of

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's ''Costanza e Fortezza'' in Prague, and was also heard there is several

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s by

Antonio Caldara Antonio Caldara (ca 1670 – 28 December 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Life Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, ...

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: "Rosa Borosini ée d'Ambreville, ''Grove Music Online'' ed. L. Macy (Accessed September 16, 2019)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borosini, Rosa 18th-century Italian women opera singers Italian operatic sopranos Musicians from Modena