Filippo Galli (bass)
Videos
Filippo Galli was an Italian opera singer who began his career as a tenor in 1801 but went on to become one of the most acclaimed basses of the bel canto era, with a voice known for its wide range, ex
Portrait of Filippo Galli
Fillipo Galli in an old fashion drawing by Carlos Fuentes y Espinosa, after Gioacchino Rossini´s original design
Comédie-Italienne
Videos
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