Rosa Mariani (1799–1864) was an Italian coloratura contralto opera singer who was born and died in Cremona, Italy. She made her stage debut there in 1818. Forbes, Elizabeth
"Mariani, Luciano" and "Mariani, Rosa"
in Laura Williams Lacy (ed.), ''The Grove Book of Opera Singers'', Oxford University Press US, 2008, p. 304. She played Isaura in the 1820 premiere of Giacomo Meyerbeer's ''

Margherita d'Anjou ''Margherita d'Anjou'' is an ''opera semiseria'' in two acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The Italian libretto was by Felice Romani after a text based on legends around the English Wars of the Roses by René-Charles Guilbert de Pixérécourt. The title ...

'' (in La Scala) and in 1823 performed the role of Arsace in the premiere of Rossini's ''

Semiramide ''Semiramide'' () is an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto by Gaetano Rossi is based on Voltaire's tragedy ''Semiramis'', which in turn was based on the legend of Semiramis of Assyria. The opera was first performed at La Feni ...

'' at the

Teatro La Fenice Teatro La Fenice (, "The Phoenix") is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of "the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre" and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice bec ...

opera house in Venice. She was the older sister of bass Luciano Mariani, who played Oroe in the original production of ''Semiramide'', and with whom she toured Italy. In 1832, the siblings performed in London's King's Theatre. (As announced by theater proprietor Thomas Monck Mason at the time.''The Ladies' Museum, New and Improved Series'', vol III, January–June 1832, London: Simpkin and Marshall's, Stationers Court; G.G. Bennis, Paris. p. 91.
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Italian opera singers Operatic contraltos Musicians from Cremona 1799 births 1864 deaths 19th-century Italian singers 19th-century Italian women singers {{Italy-opera-singer-stub