Michele Benedetti (bass)
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Michele Benedetti (17 October 1778 – after 1828 ) was an Italian
Rossini
roles.
Career
Benedetti was born in
La vestale in 1811, both in Naples
, where his career was based.
He created several Rossini roles in Naples, notably: Elmiro in Otello, Idraote in Armida, the title role in Mosè in Egitto, Ircano in Ricciardo e Zoraide, Fenicio in Ermione, Douglas in La donna del lago, Leucippo in Zelmira.
For
Bianca e Gernando
.
He also sang in Paris and London, and appeared in premières of operas by
Mayr, Pacini, and Mercadante
.
Stendhal wrote an enthusiastic critique of his interpretation of Mosè.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-522186-2.
- Mancini, Roland; Jean-Jacques Rouveroux, (orig. H. Rosenthal and J. Warrack, French edition), Guide de l’opéra, Les indispensables de la musique (Fayard, 1995). ISBN 2-213-59567-4
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