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too fond of displaying it; nor was his cantabile singing equal to his bravura. In recitative, and scenes of energy and passion, he was incomparable, and had he been less lavish of ornaments, which were not always appropriate, and possessed a more pure and simple taste, his performance would have been faultless: it was always striking, animated and effective. He chose for his dƩbut Sarti's beautiful opera of Giulio Sabino, in which all the songs of the principal character, and they are many and various, are of the very finest description....
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201:(1801). He continued to appear in public for a few more years, until 1806, when he retired for good and moved to his villa at Inzago, where he died on 14 December 1829. After his retirement Marchesi did not go into obscurity; once in a while, when in good health, he used to arrange a couple of private concerts; some of them were dedicated to charity, particularly for poor orphaned children.
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deserted her husband and children and followed the singer around Europe for several years. Also, it is said he was adored by the whole female population of Rome. At the same time, however, Marchesi became famous for his turbulent temperament and notorious stipulations. He often insisted on making his
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Marchesi was at this time (1788) a very well-looking young man, of good figure, and graceful deportment. His acting was spirited and expressive: his vocal powers were very great, his voice of extensive compass, but a little inclined to be thick. His execution was very considerable, and he was rather
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The frivolous part of society chatted and danced, and adored.... the singer
Marchesi whom Alfieri called upon to buckle on his helmet, and march out against the French, as the only remaining Italian who dared to resist the 'Corsican Gallis' invader, although only in the matter of
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entrance on the stage descending a hill on horseback wearing a helmet with multi-coloured plumes at least a yard high, saying "Where am I?". Otherwise, he engaged in rivalry competitions that once nearly cost him life; the fanatic supporters of the soprano
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of 1778) with settings by other 18th-century composers is provided in Daniel E. Freeman, "MysliveÄek's
Setting of the Aria 'Se cerca, se dice' from Metastasio's
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singer, one of the most prominent and charismatic to appear in Europe during the second half of the eighteenth century. His singing was praised by the likes of
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to his father from Munich on 11 October 1777, it is mentioned that
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when he entered the city of Milan. For this
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early in the year 1777. Marchesi's singing in both productions was considered to be extraordinary. In a letter written by
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A detailed comparison of
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1029:(Sterling Heights, Mich.: Harmonie Park Press, 2009).
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78:choir in 1765 and made his operatic debut in
19:For the Italian artist of the same name, see
897:by NiccolĆ² Antonio Zingarelli (Venice, 1795)
622:by Giovanni Battista Borghi (Florence, 1783)
197:for the inauguration of the Teatro Nuovo in
1095:Source of roles: Sartori 1992-94, p. ?
861:by NiccolĆ² Antonio Zingarelli (Milan, 1794)
886:by NiccolĆ² Antonio Zingarelli (Venice and
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650:by Giuseppe Sarti (St. Petersburg, 1786)
457:by Vicente MartĆn y Soler (Naples, 1780)
189:Marchesi's last major appearance was in
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843:, 1793; Vicenza, 1794; Venice, 1795;
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508:by Francesco Bianchi (Florence, 1781)
166:In 1796 Marchesi refused to sing for
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70:Luigi Ludovico Marchesi was born in
904:by Giuseppe Nicolini (Venice, 1795)
773:by Vincenzo Federici (London, 1790)
752:, 1791; Vicenza, 1794; Genoa, 1799)
490:by Francesco Bianchi (Naples, 1781)
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787:by Vincenzo Federici (Turin, 1790)
602:by Felice Alessandri (Padua, 1783)
555:by Francesco Bianchi (Milan, 1782)
378:by Josef MysliveÄek (Naples, 1778)
369:by Ignazio Platania (Naples, 1778)
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643:by Luigi Cherubini (Mantua, 1784)
629:by Francesco Bianchi (Rome, 1784)
439:by Josef MysliveÄek (Milan, 1780)
297:by Luigi Alessandri (Milan, 1775)
1160:18th-century Italian male actors
967:by Marcos Portugal (Milan, 1800)
854:by Angelo Tarchi (Vicenza, 1792)
821:by Angelo Tarchi (Livorno, 1791)
748:by Angelo Tarchi (London, 1789;
734:by Gaetano Pugnani (Turin, 1788)
953:by Gaetano Rossi (Venice, 1798)
807:by Angelo Tarchi (Venice, 1791)
759:by Angelo Tarchi (London, 1789)
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636:by Giuseppe Sarti (Rome, 1784)
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839:(Milan, 1792; Venice and
208:, and also a handful of
25:Luigi Marchesi (soldier)
21:Luigi Marchesi (painter)
989:Until the accession of
548:, 1782; Florence, 1783)
113:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1108:Heriot, Angus (1956),
847:, 1796; Livorno, 1798)
562:by Francesco Bianchi (
387:Vicente MartĆn y Soler
253:by Marcello di Capua (
244:Operatic Roles to 1800
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148:Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
43:Italian pronunciation:
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1175:Duchy of Milan people
1110:The Castrati in Opera
819:Alessandro nell'Indie
771:L'usurpator innocente
641:Alessandro nell'Indie
560:Il trionfo della pace
358:by Josef MysliveÄek (
332:by Pasquale Anfossi (
284:Alessandro nell'Indie
271:Marchesa Violante in
249:Contessina Elmira in
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884:Il conte di Saldagna
725:Il conte di Saldagna
608:Medonte, re di Epiro
317:Il trionfo di Clelia
273:La finta giardiniera
826:Adrasto re d'Egitto
805:L'apoteosi d'Ercole
716:by Giuseppe Sarti (
611:by Giuseppe Sarti (
295:Medonte re di Epiro
1150:Singers from Milan
951:Carolina e Mexicow
895:Ifigenia in Aulide
798:Ferdinando Bertoni
739:Ifigenia in Aulide
463:Armida abbandonata
383:Ifigenia in Aulide
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1023:Daniel E. Freeman
833:Pirro re di Epiro
793:Angelica e Medoro
776:Giulio Sabino in
714:Castore e Polluce
666:Domenico Cimarosa
655:Castore e Polluce
538:Felice Alessandri
521:(Florence, 1781;
511:Giulio Sabino in
428:Francesco Bianchi
423:Castore e Polluce
262:La buona figliola
218:Domenico Cimarosa
195:Ginevra di Scozia
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407:Achille in Sciro
400:Josef MysliveÄek
347:Josef MysliveÄek
329:Adriano in Siria
306:Pietro Guglielmi
286:by Carlo Monza (
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266:NiccolĆ² Piccinni
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1046:L'Olimpiade
1041:L'Olimpiade
949:Mexicow in
933:La Lodoiska
917:La Lodoiska
907:Timante in
893:Achille in
875:Achille in
864:Timante in
810:Timante in
785:L'Olimpiade
783:Megacle in
769:Timante in
762:Pyrrhus in
737:Achille in
730:Timante in
712:Castore in
701:Arminio in
683:Achille in
662:L'Olimpiade
660:Megacle in
653:Castore in
646:Rinaldo in
634:L'Olimpiade
632:Megacle in
598:Timante in
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553:L'Olimpiade
551:Megacle in
542:Alessandria
493:Timante in
460:Rinaldo in
442:Timante in
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420:Castore in
405:Achille in
381:Achille in
375:L'Olimpiade
372:Megacle in
355:La Calliroe
352:Tarsile in
293:Evandro in
226:La Lodoiska
222:L'Olimpiade
1134:Categories
972:References
963:Idante in
922:Simon Mayr
909:Demofoonte
900:Arbace in
882:Ramiro in
866:Demofoonte
857:Arbace in
824:Learco in
812:Demofoonte
803:Ercole in
790:Medoro in
732:Demofoonte
723:Ramiro in
694:Arbace in
625:Aspard in
618:Piramo in
613:Senigallia
605:Arsace in
600:Demofoonte
576:Arbace in
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495:Demofoonte
484:Arbace in
453:Linceo in
444:Demofoonte
392:Ulisse in
365:Aminta in
300:Olinto in
238:Luisa Todi
191:Simon Mayr
1126:. Cuneo.
1112:, London.
1006:'s opera
1004:Pergolesi
942:Lauso in
929:pasticcio
902:Artaserse
859:Artaserse
831:Pirro in
764:Andromaca
755:Porus in
696:Artaserse
578:Artaserse
504:Adone in
473:Amore in
66:Biography
1155:Castrati
1065:La Circe
991:Pius VII
956:Tito in
850:Ezio in
817:Poro in
676:, 1791;
639:Poro in
558:Ciro in
540:(Milan,
532:Ezio in
525:, 1785;
415:Florence
395:La Circe
339:Ezio in
302:Demetrio
210:solfeggi
168:Napoleon
102:oratorio
60:Napoleon
52:castrato
1103:Sources
1048:," in
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841:Bergamo
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