Comédie-Italienne
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Comédie-Italienne or Théâtre-Italien are French names which have been used to refer to Italian-language theatre and opera when performed in France.
The actors of the Comédie-Italienne by Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century
Mohammed Temim, Ambassadeur du Maroc, à la Comédie Italienne (1682), Antoine Coypel (1661–1722), Versailles
Départ des comédiens italiens en 1697, engraving by Louis Jacob of the painting by Watteau
L'amour au théâtre italien by Watteau
Giulia Grisi
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Giulia Grisi was an Italian opera singer. She performed widely in Europe, the United States and South America and was among the leading sopranos of the 19th century.
Grisi c. late 1850s – c. early 1860s
Giulia Grisi, photographed circa 1860
Grave of Giulia Grisi, in Paris, at Père Lachaise Cemetery, France.