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Uttini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Francesco Uttini (1723–1795), Italian composer and conductor active mostly in Sweden * Sofia Uttini, married name of Sofia Liljegren Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, also known as ''Sofia Uttini'' (1765 – December 6, 1795), was a Swedish- Finnish soprano. She was likely the first professional opera singer from Finland, although she was active in Sweden. She was given the title '' ho ... (1765–1795), Swedish-Finnish soprano, second wife of Francesco {{Surname Italian-language surnames ...
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Francesco Uttini
Francesco Antonio Baldassare Uttini (1723 Bologna – 25 October 1795) was an Italian composer and conductor who was active mostly in Sweden. He is best remembered today as a composer of operas in both the Italian and Swedish languages and for his five symphonies. He provided the music for the first Swedish grand opera, ''Thetis och Pelée'', which was commissioned by Gustavus III in 1772 and was successfully performed the following year. He was married first to the opera singer Rosa Scarlatti, and then to the opera singer Sofia Liljegren. He was the father of the ballet dancer Carlo and double bass player Adolpho Ludovico Uttini. Works *1743: ''Alessandro nelle Indie '', opera seria, Genoa *1748: ''Astianatte'', dramma seria, Cesena *1750: ''Demofoonte'', opera seria, Ferrara *1752: '' Siroe'', opera seria, Hamburg *1753: ''L'olimpiade'', opera seria, Copenhagen *1754: ''Zenobia'', opera seria, Copenhagen *1755: ''La Galatea'', opera seria, Drottningholm *1755: ''L ...
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Sofia Liljegren
Sofia Ulrika Liljegren, also known as ''Sofia Uttini'' (1765 – December 6, 1795), was a Swedish- Finnish soprano. She was likely the first professional opera singer from Finland, although she was active in Sweden. She was given the title '' hovsångerska''. Sofia Liljegren was born in Rantasalmi in Finland. In 1781, she was engaged at the choir of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1783, she was the replacement of Elisabeth Olin in the main part of ''Iphigénie en Aulide'' by Gluck, after which she was recommended to Gustav III of Sweden as a soloist. She seem to have enjoyed a period of great popularity during the 1780s. Her perhaps most known part was Clytaimnestra in ''Elektra'' by Hæffner. She is often mentioned among the most notable names in the Swedish opera during the late 18th century. Gustaf Löwenhielm, while referring to her as somewhat overestimated and not as good as Inga Åberg, does mention her as one of the few native talents in the period between ...
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Italian Surname
A name in the Italian language consists of a given name ( it, nome), and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname. (In official documents, the Western surname may be written before the given name or names.) Italian names, with their fixed ''nome'' and ''cognome'' structure, have little to do with the ancient Roman naming conventions, which used a tripartite system of given name, gentile name, and hereditary or personal name (or names). The Italian ''nome'' is not analogous to the ancient Roman ''nomen''; the Italian ''nome'' is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman ''nomen'' is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption, for both sexes likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern Italian use. Moreover, the low number, and the steady decline of importance and variety, of Roman ''praenomina'' starkly contrast with the current number ...
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