Isabella Colbran

Isabella Colbran (1785-1845) was an Italian soprano.

Related Topics:
1785 - 1845 - Italian - Soprano

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In 1815, at the peak of her career, Gioacchino Rossini composed the title role

Related Topics:
1815 - Gioacchino Rossini

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of Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra especially for her.

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Isabella was especially famous in Naples, where she had an affair with the impresario of the San Carlo

Related Topics:
Naples - San Carlo

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theater, Domenico Barbaja. Barbaja summoned Rossini to Naples, where he wrote La Gazetta and

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Domenico Barbaja - La Gazetta

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Otello, ossia il Moro di Venezia (in which Isabella played the role of Desdemona) for San Carlo.

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After her years of glory, her voice started changing until she could hardly perform an aria without mistakes.

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Even so, she did not abandon the career, and played the roles of Armida (from Armida), Elcia (from Mose in Egitto), Zoraide (from Ricciardo e Zoraide), Ermione (from Ermione),

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Armida - Mose in Egitto - Ricciardo e Zoraide - Ermione

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Elena (from La donna del lago), Anna (from Maometto secondo), and Zelmira (from Zelmira),

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La donna del lago - Maometto secondo - Zelmira

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all written by Rossini for Naples.

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In 1822 Isabella left Barbaja and married Rossini. They moved to London and later back to Venice,

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1822 - London - Venice

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where Rossini wrote the Semiramide opera. Isabella took the title role and again disapointed the

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audience. Rossini wrote more operas until 1829 (including Il Viaggio a Reims and William Tell),

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1829 - Il Viaggio a Reims - William Tell

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but none for Isabella.

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