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Italian operatic mezzo-soprano 1821?1896
Luigia Abbadia
(1821?1896) was an Italian
operatic
mezzo-soprano
known for her fine voice, secure technique, and a strong temperament. Possessing an uncommonly wide range, Abbadia sang several roles traditionally portrayed by sopranos in addition to roles from the mezzo-soprano repertoire.
Biography
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Abbadia was born in
Genoa
to composer
Natale Abbadia
. She studied music under her father before making her professional opera debut at
Sassari
in 1836. Over the next several years she appeared in operas throughout Italy, including performances in
Novara
,
Brescia
,
Triest
,
Monza
,
Turin
,
Bologna
,
Padua
and
Piacenza
. In 1838 she sang the role of Agnese de Maino in
Bellini
's
Beatrice di Tenda
in
Mantua
. In 1840 she sang the role of Corilla in
Donizetti
's
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali
in
Vienna
. That same year she originated the role of Giulietta di Kelbar in the world premiere of
Verdi
's
Un giorno di regno
at
La Scala
and originated the role of Rovena in
Nicolai
's
Il templario
at the
Teatro Regio
in Turin. The following year she returned to La Scala to create the roles of Ines in the original production of
Donizetti
's
Maria Padilla
and the role of Delizia in the original production of
Federico Ricci
's
Corrado d'Altamura
. Her other roles at La Scala included Marie in
La fille du regiment
, Elvira in
Ernani
, Emilia in
Mercadante
's
La vestale
, Eleonora in
Donizetti
's
Torquato Tasso
, and the title roles in Donizetti's
Alina, regina di Golconda
and
Pacini
's
Saffo
. Other highlights of her stage career included portrayals of Alisa in Donizetti's
Lucia di Lammermoor
, Angelina in
Rossini
's
La Cenerentola
, Arsace in Rossini's
Semiramide
, and Normanno in Mercadante's
I Normanni a Parigi
.
In 1860?61, Abbadia participated in a tour of Germany with the opera company of
Achille Lorini
which included performances in Berlin and
Hamburg
among other cities. After retiring from the stage in 1870 she established a singing school in
Milan
. Several of her pupils went on to have successful opera careers including mezzo-soprano
Giuseppina Pasqua
and tenor
Giovanni Battista De Negri
.
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