Angiolina Ortolani-Tiberini
Angiolina Ortolani-Tiberini (10 May 1834 – 31 December 1913) was an Italian soprano who sang many leading roles in European opera houses during a career spanning over twenty years. After their marriage in 1858, her career was closely entwined with that of her husband, the tenor Mario Tiberini, with the couple often appearing together on stage. Amongst the roles she created was Ofelia in Franco Faccio's Amleto.[1]
Life and career
Ortolani-Tiberini was born Maria Angela Ortolani Valandris in the northern Italian city of
She sang leading roles for another five seasons at the Teatro Ricciardi as well as commencing an international career. In 1858, while appearing in the title role in
After her husband was stricken with mental illness in 1876, she largely retired from the stage to care for him. However, she returned to Bergamo in 1884 to sing Rosina in The Barber of Seville, when the theatre's season had been compromised by the loss of their lead soprano. She spent her later years at her villa in Ardenza (near Livorno) where she died at the age of 79, survived by her sons Arturo, Corradino, and Mario. She is buried beside her husband (who had died in 1880) in the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano.[2][4][5]
Roles created
- Constanza in Nicolás Guañabens' Arnaldo de Erill, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 May 1859[6]
- Ofelia in Franco Faccio's Amleto, Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa, 30 May 1865[6]
- Giulietta in Filippo Marchetti's Romeo e Giulietta, Teatro Grande, Trieste, 25 October 1865[6]
References
- ^ Forcella, Pierluigi (1992). Musica e musicisti a Bergamo: Dalle origini ai contemporanei, p. 171. Villadiseriane
- ^ a b Guerra, Giosetta (2005). Mario Tiberini, tenore (1826–1880): Una gloria marchigiana del passato, pp. 54; 241; 243. Associazione musicale Mario Tiberini
- ^ "Valandris" is sometimes spelled "Walandris". There are multiple versions of her first name in cast lists, including "Angelina", "Angelica", and "Angiolina". The latter name is the one appearing on her grave in Milan. See Guerra, p. 243.
- ^ a b Fondazione Donizetti (29 November 2013). Bergamo Music Festival Programme: Dies Natalis di Gaetano Donizetti Archived November 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, p. 5. Retrieved 12 November 2014 (in Italian).
- ^ Pini, C. Guglielmo and Pini, Luisa (1992). Mascagni a quattro mani, pp. 27; 29. Il Cardo.
- ^ a b c Casaglia, Gherardo (2005). "Angiola Ortolani-Valandris-Tiberini performances". L'Almanacco di Gherardo Casaglia (in Italian).
External links
- Media related to Angiolina Ortolani-Tiberini at Wikimedia Commons