Andrea Nozzari (27 February 1776 – 12 December 1832) was an Italian

tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is wide ...

. Nozzari was born in

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and studied in

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and

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. He is notable for the principal roles written for him by

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and mostly

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d in Domenico Barbaia's theatres in

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. These were: *Leicester in ''

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'' (1815) *Otello in ''Otello'' (1816) *Rinaldo in ''Armida'' (1817) *Osiride in ''

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'' (1818) *Agorante in '' Ricciardo e Zoraide'' (1818) *Pirro in ''

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'' (1819) *Rodrigo in ''

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'' (1819) *Paolo Erisso in ''

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'' (1820) *Antenore in '' Zelmira'' (1822) He also premièred the title roles in

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's '' Alessandro nelle Indie'' (1824) and Donizetti's '' Alfredo il grande'', and roles in operas by

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, Manuel García,

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Nicola Antonio Manfroce Nicola Antonio Manfroce (20 February 1791, in Palmi – 9 July 1813, in Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city o ...

and Stefano Pavesi. Nozzari's voice had a baritonal quality, and his intense acting was much valued by composers and the public.

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thought him one of the finest singers in Europe. Among his pupils were

Antonio Poggi Antonio Poggi (1806 – 15 April 1875) was an Italian operatic tenor who had an active international career from 1827–1848. He is best remembered for creating roles in the world premieres of operas by Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Ver ...

, Giovanni Battista Rubini and . He died in

References

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"Andrea Nozzari, papà dei tenori"
22 January 2014, on operaplus.cz 1776 births 1832 deaths Italian operatic tenors 19th-century Italian male opera singers Musicians from the Province of Bergamo Voice teachers {{Italy-opera-singer-stub