Barbara Marchisio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Barbara Marchisio

Italian singer

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1833

Place of Birth: Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1919

Profession: singer, opera singer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Barbara Marchisio

  • Barbara Marchisio (6 December 1833 – 19 April 1919) was an Italian operatic contralto and one of Rossini's favorite singers.
  • She was known for her excellent technique and a voice which possessed both agility and a very wide extension which allowed her to sing roles in the soprano range. She was born in Turin into a family of musicians.
  • Her younger sister Carlotta Marchisio was a noted soprano and their brother Antonino was a composer.
  • Their father was a piano maker in the city.
  • Both Barbara and Carlotta Marchisio trained as singers in Turin with Carlotta Marchionni.
  • Barbara made her stage debut as Adalgisa in Bellini's Norma in Vicenza in 1856.
  • After her sister's debut in 1857, they frequently appeared together, singing leading contralto and soprano roles in Paris (at the Théâtre-Italien) as well as in Brussels, Berlin, Moscow, St Petersburg, and various theatres in Great Britain. In her later years she became a singing teacher at the Naples Conservatory and also taught privately.
  • Amongst her pupils were Toti Dal Monte and Rosa Raisa.
  • She died in Mira, a small town on the outskirts of Venice at the age of 85.

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