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Carolina Bassi
Carolina Bassi (10 January 1781 – 12 December 1862) was an Italians, Italian contralto who knew Rossini, Meyerbeer, Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini , Bellini. Life Bassi was born in Naples to a musician family. Her brother Nicola, was a famous Bass (voice type), buffo bass; and another brother, Adolfo Bassi, Adolfo, who was a composer, operatic tenor and also an impresario of the Teatro Lirico Giuseppe Verdi, Teatro Nuovo in Trieste. She retired in 1828, devoting herself to teaching opera singing. She died in Cremona in 1862. Family Bassi was married to Cremona's nobleman, Pietro Manna. They had a son, Ruggero Manna (1808–1864), a composer and Kapellmeister, Chapel Master of the Cathedral of Cremona from 1835 to 1864. Musical career Bassi was known as "La Napoletana", one of the noted singers of her era. She was the first interpreter of many works of her repertoire. The roles that gave her a particular success were ''Semiramide riconosciuta (Meyerbeer), Semiramide ricono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
