Giuseppe de Begnis
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Giuseppe de Begnis was an Italian operatic bass singer. Born in Lugo di Romagna, he started his musical education when he was 7 years old, under Padre Bongiovanni, and sang soprano in the church. At a
Giuseppe de Begnis in London in 1822
Scene from Mayr's Ginevra di Scozia
Giuseppina Ronzi de Begnis by Karl Briullov.
Giuseppe de Begnis, portrait of December 1828 when appointed "Director and Instructor of the Pupils of the Royal Academy of Music"
Isabella Colbran
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Isabella Angela Colbran was a Spanish opera soprano and composer. She was known as the muse and first wife of composer Gioachino Rossini.
Giuseppe de Begnis
…and as early as 1821 he was described as baritone. In 1818, for the grand inauguration of the newly built Teatro Nuovo in Pesaro, Rossini wanted Isabella Colbran and Andrea Nozzari—who had appeared in the Naples premiere—for a new production of his Armida. However budget constraints forced him to downsize and…
Isabella Colbran painted by Heinrich Schmidt
Colbran-Rossini Memorial
Isabella Colbran; portrait by Johann Baptist Reiter (c. 1835)