Giulia Novelli

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Giulia Novelli
An illustration of a white woman with dark hair dressed in an updo with bangs. She is wearing a light-colored gown, with pearls or beads at her throat.
Giulia Novelli, from an 1886 publication.
Born1859
Rome
Died21 June 1932(1932-06-21) (aged 72–73)
Barcelona
Other namesJulia Novelli
OccupationOpera singer
SpouseFrancesc Viñas

Giulia Novelli (1859 – 21 June 1932) was an Italian operatic mezzo-soprano.

Early life

Giulia Novelli was born in Rome in 1859.[1]

Career

Giulia Novelli studied

Teatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro and at the Liceu in Barcelona.[2]

In 1885, she sang the title role in

La favorita,[6] Maddalena in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, Azucena in Verdi's Il trovatore, Amneris in Verdi's Aida, Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos, Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, Laura in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda, and Pamela in Daniel Auber's Fra Diavolo.[2][4]

Personal life

Giulia Novelli was married to the Spanish dramatic tenor Francisco Viñas (1863-1933).[2] They had a daughter, Mercedes. Giulia Novelli died in 1932 in her seventies, in Moiá, Barcelona.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Giulia Novelli". Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Biography of Giulia Novelli at operissimo.com (in German)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. ISBN 978-1-108-48161-8
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  4. ^
    ISBN 978-0-393-32052-7
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  5. ^ "Il Cristoforo Colombo del Maestro Franchetti". L'Arpa Giornale Letterario, Artistico, Teatrale. 39: 14. 12 October 1892.
  6. ^ "Da Torino". La Lanterna. 13: 4. 11 August 1890.
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