Filippo Coletti
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Filippo Andrea Francesco Coletti was an Italian baritone associated with Giuseppe Verdi. Coletti created two Verdi roles: Gusmano in Alzira and Francesco in I masnadieri. Verdi revised the role of Ger
Filippo Coletti portrayed by Josef Kriehuber (1841)
Via Maggiore (now Via Vittorio Emanuele) in Anagni, the street of Coletti's birth house
Coletti with wife and daughters
Teatro San Carlo Naples
Gaetano Fraschini
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Gaetano Fraschini was an Italian tenor. He created many roles in 19th century operas, including five composed by Giuseppe Verdi. His voice was "heroic... with a baritonal quality,... yet Verdi and Don
Filippo Coletti
…repaired a few months later, when Donizetti returned to Naples to mount Maria di Rohan. In 1845 Coletti created Gusmano in Verdi's Alzira. The tenor Gaetano Fraschini, who sang frequently with Coletti, created the role of Zamoro. Eugenia Tadolini sang the role of Alzira. Verdi had insisted on Coletti's participation…
Portrait of Gaetano Fraschini
Portrait of Gaetano Fraschini